Table I.

Description of the variables

VariableDescription
GDPannual percentage growth rate of GDP at market prices
RINTlending rate minus inflation
RDEPdeposit rate minus inflation
INFannual percentages of consumer prices
CHINNChinn-Ito-index, a measure of a nation’s financial openness
BCprivate credit provided by the banking sector as a ratio of GDP
CAcurrent account balance as a percentage of GDP
REGRegulatory quality
Sources: World Bank (2016); Kaufmann et al. (2010); Chinn and Ito (2013) 

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