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Financial inclusion : what have we learned so far? : what do we have to learn?
Barajas, Adolfo; Beck, Thorsten; Belhaj, Mohamed; Ben … - 2020
The past two decades have seen a rapid increase in interest in financial inclusion, both from policymakers and researchers. This paper surveys the main findings from the literature, documenting the trends over time and gaps that have arisen across regions, income levels, and gender, among...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012300650
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Macroprudential policies, economic growth, and banking crises
Belkhir, Mohamed; Ben Naceur, Samy; Candelon, Bertrand; … - 2020
Using a sample that covers more than 100 countries over the 2000-2017 period, we assess the impact of macroprudential policies on financial stability. In particular, we examine whether the activation of macroprudential policies is conducive to a lower incidence of systemic banking crises. Our...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012251372
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Financial development, inequality and poverty : some international evidence
Ben Naceur, Samy; Zhang, RuiXin - 2016
financial development are considered: financial access, efficiency, stability, and liberalization. Each aspect is represented by … income inequality and poverty, except financial liberalization, which tends to exacerbate them. Also, banking sector …, contract enforcement, and financial institution regulation are needed to ensure that financial development and liberalization …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011434750