Purpose of the study This study examines the impact of financial development on financial inclusion and the moderating role of legal institutions in enhancing the effect of financial development on financial inclusion in sub-Sahara Africa. The previous literature does not explain how financial...

Purpose This paper aims to estimate the determinants of the intensity of use of financial inclusion by households in Ghana. Design/methodology/approach Due to the reality of a household using one or more financial products or services, this study uses the generalised Poisson model applied to...

Purpose - This paper aims to estimate the determinants of the intensity of use of financial inclusion by households in Ghana. Design/methodology/approach Due to the reality of a household using one or more financial products or services, this study uses the generalised Poisson model applied to...

Smallholder farmers have two basic decisions to make regarding selling their surplus produce: selling at farmgate at low prices or travelling to a market centre where higher prices are offered while incurring some transaction costs. Whichever decision is made has implications for poverty...

With African firms highly rationed out of credit markets, trade credit has become an important source of financing. Yet, not much is known about the drivers of trade credit demand and supply in the continent. This study fills this research gap by estimating trade credit demand and supply for a...

The monetary policy-financial market nexus has received renewed interest following the recent global financial crises. The study surveys monetary policy and financial market research in developing countries and emerging economies over an eight year period. To do this, the Journal of Economic...