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-crisis period. Fourth, the net effect from the: pre-crisis period is lower on money supply and banking system efficiency; post …
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Purpose - This study investigates the role of financial access in moderating the effect of governance on insurance … insurance indicators are used, notably: life insurance and non-life insurance. Six governance measurements are also used, namely … established from the GMM. First, financial access promotes life insurance through channels of political stability, "voice …
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In this study, we examine how insurance affects income inequality in sub-Saharan Africa, using data from 42 countries … Palma ratio. Two insurance premiums are employed, namely: life insurance and non-life insurance. The empirical evidence is … based on the Generalized Method of Moments (GMM). Life insurance increases the Gini coefficient and increasing life …
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This study investigates the effect information sharing has on financial sector development in 53 African countries for the period 2004-2011. Information sharing is measured with private credit bureaus and public credit registries. Hitherto unexplored dimensions of financial sector development...
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The present inquiry contributes to extant literature by simultaneously accounting for variations in financial development and financial globalisation in the assessment of hypothetical initial financial development conditions for the rewards of financial globalisation. The policy relevance for...
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supply to liquid liabilities. This equation has put on the margin (and skewed) burgeoning phenomena of mobile banking …
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This paper investigates how financial, trade, institutional and political liberalization policies have affected financial sector competition in Africa using updated data to appraise second generation reforms. The 'freedom to trade' and 'economic freedom' indices are employed. Hitherto,...
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financial systems), efficiency (banking and financial systems), activity (banking and financial systems) and size, play out in …
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financial systems), efficiency(banking and financial systems), activity (banking and financial systems) and size play-out in the …
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. Practical implications - The presence of strong links among African banking sectors may present little opportunity for portfolio …
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