Analysis of the impact of digital and financial development of the country on its economic growth on the example of Belarus

  • Catherine G. Gospodarik Belarusian State University, 4 Niezaliežnasci Avenue, Minsk 220030, Belarus https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5593-7728
  • Polina V. Losyakina Belarusian State University, 4 Niezaliežnasci Avenue, Minsk 220030, Belarus

Abstract

The article is a continuation of the author’s research on the impact of financial development and the spread of digital technologies on economic growth. An econometric model of economic growth, taking into account digital and financial development, is built on the example of the Belarus.

Author Biographies

Catherine G. Gospodarik, Belarusian State University, 4 Niezaliežnasci Avenue, Minsk 220030, Belarus

PhD (economics), docent; head of the department of analytical economics and econometrics, faculty of economics

Polina V. Losyakina, Belarusian State University, 4 Niezaliežnasci Avenue, Minsk 220030, Belarus

student at the faculty of economics

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Published
2022-06-09
Keywords: financial development, digital technologies, economic growth
How to Cite
Gospodarik, C. G., & Losyakina, P. V. (2022). Analysis of the impact of digital and financial development of the country on its economic growth on the example of Belarus. Journal of the Belarusian State University. Economics, 1, 65-78. Retrieved from https://journals.bsu.by/index.php/economy/article/view/4661
Issue
No 1 (2022): Journal of the Belarusian State University. Economy
Section
O. Economic Development, Innovation, Technological Change, and Growth

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