1 The Bounds Test Approach for Cointegration and Causality between Financial Development, International Trade and Economic Growth: The Case of Cyprus Hatice Pehlivan JENKINS * and Salih Turan KATIRCIOGLU * Author`s Contact Address: Hatice Pehlivan JENKINS, Asst.Prof.Dr. Department of Banking and Finance Eastern Mediterranean University P.O. Box 95, Famagusta, North Cyprus Via Mersin 10, TURKEY Tel: +90 392 630 1476 Fax: +90 392 630 2825 e-mail: hatice.jenkins@emu.edu.tr Salih Turan KATIRCIOGLU, Asst.Prof.Dr. Department of Banking and Finance Eastern Mediterranean University P.O. Box 95, Famagusta, North Cyprus Via Mersin 10, TURKEY Tel: +90 392 630 2008 Fax: +90 392 365 630 2032 e-mail: salihk@emu.edu.tr * Authors contributed equally to the article and are listed in alphabetical order.