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 …

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 …

mobile banking and inclusive development (quality of growth, inequality and poverty) among individuals in 93 developing … development, namely: quality of growth, inequality and poverty. As a main policy implication, encouraging mobile banking … applications would play a substantial role in responding to the challenges of immiserizing growth, inequality and poverty in …

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. …

between mobile and inclusive development (quality of growth, poverty and inequality) in 93 developing countries for the year …) and negatively correlated with inequality in Latin American countries (LA). Second, growing use of mobile phones to send …/receive money is negatively associated with poverty in Asia and Pacific (AP) and Central and Eastern Europe (CEE). Originality …

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 …

The study assesses the role of mobile money innovations on income inequality and gender inclusion in 42 Sub …. First, income inequality unconditionally reduces the involvement of women in business and politics. Second, mobile money … innovations interact with income inequality to have a positive impact on women in business and politics. Third, net effects from …

, it does very little to curb income inequality. Using official data from various local sources compiled by the National … Tanzania fails to bring the level of poverty to a level roughly comparable to what is found in the region and to reduce … inequality between the richer and the poorer segments of society. …

policy debate from growth to 'quality of growth' (QG). The April 2015 World Bank publication on MDGs extreme poverty targets … has revealed that poverty has been decreasing in all regions of the world with the exception of Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA …