Africa. Our paper contributes to the extant literature by using other financial market development variables-ease of access … influence the level of financial markets development in the context of Africa. We employ a two-step generalized method of moment … relevant in explaining ease of access to loans and venture capital availability in Africa. Based on these results, our paper …

systems. After showing that the intensity with which people were enslaved and exported from Africa during the 1400 - 1900 …

sectors in their current form pose major problems for the economies of sub Saharan Africa (SSA). Insufficient access to credit …

Fragmentation and Reform in Sub-Saharan Africa, shows that informal institutions use specialized methods to serve broad segments of …

This study uses machine learning techniques to identify the key drivers of financial development in Africa. To this end … literacy are crucial for financial sector development in Africa. Evidence from the Partialing-out lasso instrumental variable … institutional effectiveness are remarkable in spurring financial sector development in Africa. Policy recommendations are provided …