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Item The Role of Globalization and Institutional Quality on Finance- Growth Nexus:Empirical Evidences from India(TA Pai Management Institute, 2016) Giri, Arun KumarThe present study explores the impact of globalization and institutional quality on financegrowth nexus within the multivariate framework using time series data over the period 1982-2014. The stationary properties of the variables are checked by employing Saikkonen and Lütkepohl (2002) unit root test. The long run relationship is investigated by applying the ARDL bounds testing approach to co-integration and error correction method (ECM) is used to examine the short run dynamics among the variables. The empirical results of long run estimates of ARDL suggest that financial development and Globalization contributes to economic growth. These findings are supported by short run estimates. It is also found that institutional Quality does affect economic growth positively; this is in support of sustainable growth. The findings of VECM based causality suggest that there is unidirectional causality running from financial development and globalization to economic growth. It is also found that the unidirectional causality is running from coefficient of institutional quality to economic growth .The results of variance decomposition suggest that the broad money supply plays the most important role to define economic growth in India.Item The role of ICT diffusion in sustainable human development: an empirical analysis from SAARC economies(Springer, 2022-09) Giri, Arun Kumar; Debata, ByomakeshThis study intends to examine the impact of ICT diffusion, globalization, financial development, government effectiveness, and economic growth on sustainable human development (SHD) (i.e., the development of human capital adjusted against the human ecological footprint) using 2005–2020 panel data of SAARC economies. The methodology involves econometric techniques robust to cross-sectional dependence (CSD), such as Pesaran CSD tests; second-generation unit root tests; Pedroni, Kao, and Westerlund cointegration tests; FMOLS, DCCE-MG, and Driscoll-Kraay (DK) regressions; and DH causality tests. The findings of the cointegration tests demonstrate that the variables are cointegrated and have a long-run equilibrium relationship. The results from the DCCE-MG and DK regressions indicate that ICT diffusion has a significant favorable impact on SHD. Similarly, globalization and economic growth also have a significant positive impact on SHD. On the other hand, the impact of government effectiveness and financial development was found to be insignificant. In addition, the DH causality test results show the presence of a unidirectional causality running from ICT diffusion to SHD and globalization to SHD. A bidirectional causal link is detected between economic growth and SHD. Therefore, the study concludes that in order to resolve the undesirable consequences of environmental degradation on human development in the globalized era, it is essential for SAARC economies to tackle the challenges of adequate ICT infrastructure: particularly, access and affordability. By eliminating these significant barriers to ICT access, CO2 emissions can be reduced, and human development can be sustained simultaneously.Item Does financial inclusion reduce income inequality? Empirical evidence from Asian economies(Emerald, 2022-11) Giri, Arun KumarThe present study examines the significance of financial inclusion in reducing income inequality in the Asian context.Item Environmental effects of ICT diffusion, energy consumption, financial development, and globalization: panel evidence from SAARC economies(Springer, 2022-12) Giri, Arun KumarThe rising energy demand for information and communication technology (ICT) devices has piqued the interest of scholars and policymakers. Given that ICT devices are ubiquitous, any attempt to mitigate climate change should address the carbon footprint of the ICT sector. The present study examines the direct impact of ICT on the environment and the indirect impact through interaction with energy consumption, financial development, and globalization in SAARC economies from 2000 to 2020. Using econometric approaches robust to cross-sectional dependence, such as the Driscoll-Kraay estimator and the Dumitrescu-Hurlin causality test, the study found that ICT, renewable energy consumption, and globalization significantly reduce CO2 emission, whereas non-renewable energy consumption and financial development significantly increase emission. However, the interaction between financial development and ICT jointly reduces CO2 emissions. Similarly, renewable energy and globalization reduce emissions from increased ICT usage. The study also confirms the validity of the environmental Kuznets curve hypothesis for ICT diffusion. The causality test indicates bidirectional causality between ICT and CO2 emissions. Results suggest that SAARC economies can safely boost ICT and related applications to minimize emissions. They should also use renewable energy and green innovations in telecommunications to reduce their adverse environmental repercussions.Item Impact of Inflation on Financial Development: Evidence from India(IPE, 2016-09) Giri, Arun KumarFinancial development is considered an important driver of economic growth, but high level of inflation impedes the ability of the financial sector to allocate resources effectively. This paper examines the impact of inflation on financial development in Indian economy for the period of 1970-2012. To test for stationarity, the study uses Ng- Perron unit root tests. The long- and short-run dynamics are obtained by using auto-regressive distributed lag (ARDL) approach to co-integration and Granger causality is used to examine the direction of the causal link among the variables. The empirical evidence indicates that there is a significant, and negative relationship between inflation and both banking sector development indicator both in the short and long run. The empirical findings reveal that high trends of inflation impede the performance of financial markets. The degree of trade openness promotes development of the financial sector.Item Technological development, financial development, and economic growth in India: Is there a non-linear and asymmetric relationship?(Emerald, 2021-06) Giri, Arun Kumar; Mohapatra, Geetilaxmi; Debata, ByomakeshThe main purpose of the present research is to analyze the relationship between technological development, financial development and economic growth in India in a non-linear and asymmetric framework.Item ICT diffusion, financial development, and economic growth: Panel evidence from SAARC countries(Wiley, 2020-12) Giri, Arun KumarThis study examines the interrelation of ICT diffusion and financial development with economic growth in SAARC economies, by employing data for the time period 2000–2017. The empirical analysis is carried out using granger causality and cointegration techniques. First generation panel unit root tests namely LLC, IPS, ADF, and PP test were employed for this purpose. All the variables were found to be integrated of order one at first difference. Pedroni's cointegration test along with Kao's residual-based cointegration test was used which reveals the presence of long-run relationship among the variables. Further, cointegration coefficients are computed with the help of fully modified ordinary least squares and dynamic ordinary least squares method. While financial development, ICT diffusion, and trade openness were found to increase the growth rate, inflation exhibited negative impact on growth. Both short-run and long-run causality were examined using panel granger causality test which revealed unidirectional causality running from ICT diffusion and financial sector development to economic growth. However, the result of causation between financial sector development and the ICT diffusion was statistically insignificant.Item Establishing finance-growth linkage for India: a financial conditions index (FCI) approach(Emerald, 2019-11) Giri, Arun KumarThe global financial crisis of 2008 emphasized the need for monetary policy authorities to have a more comprehensive view of the conditions prevailing in the economy before deciding their policy stance. The purpose of this paper is to outline the construction of a financial conditions index (FCI) and investigate the possible co-integrating relationship between the economic growth and FCI.Item Financial Development and Economic Growth: Evidence from Indian Economy(IJARS, 2012) Giri, Arun Kumar; Mohapatra, GeetilaxmiThis paper examines the relationship between financial development and economic growth in India from 1970-71 to 2008-09. Using a multi-variable VAR model, the competing hypothesis of supply-leading versus demand-following hypothesis is tested empirically. The results from Johansen and Juselius co integration test supports for the existence of long run equilibrium relationship exist among variables of financial development and economic growth for Indian economy. Further, the results from Granger causality tests based on vector error-correction models (VECM) suggests unidirectional causality running from financial development to economic growth. This result supports the supply leading hypothesis for Indian economy during the sample period. This finding highlights the importance of financial development in India’s recent growth.Item Panel data analysis of financial development, economic growth and rural-urban income inequality: Evidence from SAARC countries(Emerald, 2016-10) Giri, Arun KumarThe purpose of this paper is to examine the relationship between financial development and rural-urban income inequality (INQ) in South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC) countries using panel data from 1986-2012.