Abstract
This paper investigates if the strength of the legal system impacts on the trade in insurance and financial services in the high-income OECD and developing countries. Our findings reveal a statistically significant positive correlation of rule of law and regulatory quality with the exports and imports of insurance and financial services. Our empirical findings also reveal a negative and statistically significant correlation of contract enforcement with the exports and imports of insurance and financial services. We conclude that strengthening the rule of law and contract enforcement mechanisms can facilitate higher levels of trade in insurance and financial services.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 511-519 |
Number of pages | 9 |
Journal | Research in International Business and Finance |
Volume | 36 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - Jan 1 2016 |
Keywords
- Contract enforcement
- Finance
- Insurance
- Regulations
- Rule of law
- Services
- Trade
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Business, Management and Accounting (miscellaneous)
- Finance