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We assess the correlations between mobile banking and inclusive development (poverty and inequality) in 93 developing … findings are established. First, the increased use of mobile phones to pay bills is negatively correlated with: (i) poverty in … at HDI thresholds of 0.725, 0.727 and 0.778 and; (ii) inequality in UMIC and LA with HDI thresholds of respectively 0 …
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The paper investigates the relationship between development, as measured by the GNI per capita and lived poverty in … one set of indicators that capture the extension of lived poverty, that is what percentage of the respondents, experiences … deprivation, but we also develop a series of indicators that capture the severity of lived poverty, that is how frequently …
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This study investigates the role of mobile money innovations in the incidence of income inequality on poverty and … are established. (i) Income inequality unconditionally reduces poverty and the severity of poverty though the significance … significantly moderate the positive incidence of income inequality on poverty and the severity of poverty in some quantiles. (iii …
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between mobile and inclusive development (quality of growth, poverty and inequality) in 93 developing countries for the year … use of the mobile phones to pay bills: is positively linked to 'quality of growth' in lower-middle income countries (LMIC …) and negatively correlated with inequality in Latin American countries (LA). Second, growing use of mobile phones to send …
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This study assesses human development thresholds at which mobile banking mitigates poverty and inequality in 93 ….705 in inequality and poverty specifications, respectively. The relevance of the findings is discussed in light of the …" contribute to reducing inequality in countries at the bottom and top ends of the inequality distribution, while (ii) "mobiles …
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inequality before as well as after taxes and transfers. Results show that increased in banking contributes to the upsurge in … income inequality in developing countries. These results were robust to spatial analysis for Sub-Saharan Africa and Latin … points to significantly reduce inequality. …
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inequality and severity of poverty on economic growth. The focus is on 42 countries in sub-Saharan Africa with data from 1980 to … quantile regressions in order to assess how income inequality and poverty dynamics affect economic growth throughout the … economic growth and (ii) comparative incidences of poverty and inequality in affecting economic growth. …
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This study examines the impact of globalisation on inclusive human development in 51 African countries for the period 1996-2011 with particular emphasis on income levels (low income versus middle income), legal origins (English common law versus French civil law), resource wealth (oil-rich...
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inequality in OECD nations. We assess the effects of four debt dynamics on inequality adjusted human development. Instrumental …
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Africa's overall knowledge index fell between 2000 and 2009. South Korea's economic miracle is largely due to a knowledge-based development strategy that holds valuable lessons for African countries in their current pursuit towards knowledge economies. Using updated data (1996-2010), this paper...
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