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Government Spending on Education and Closing the Gender Gap : The Case of Developing Economies
Emara, Noha; Hegazy, Azza - 2021
Within the context of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), the gender equality in education is considered one of … narrowing down the gender gap in education for the primary, secondary, and tertiary levels. More specifically, and among many … other factors, the study focuses on the response of gender gap in education to economic growth, information communication …
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Financial Education: Institutes of Higher Education as delivery channels
Singh, Ardhendu; Venkataramani, Bhama - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2012
The significance of financial education as a transformation agent in the financial inclusion agenda of the nation is undisputed in academic as well as practitioner’s circle. This paper discusses its impact on the financial well being of the people and further highlights the steps taken by...
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Financial Permeation and Economic Growth: Evidence from Sub-Saharan Africa
Inoue, Takeshi; Hamori, Shigeyuki - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2013
This article empirically analyzes the role of finance in economic growth in Sub-Saharan Africa from the perspective of what is termed herein “financial permeation”. By estimating panel data on 37 countries in Sub-Saharan Africa between 2004 and 2010, we examine whether financial permeation...
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Financial Inclusion Strategies For Inclusive Growth In India
Sarath Chandran, B.P.; Manju, T.K. - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2010
The two decades of post reform period in India witnessed transformation of the economy in to a higher growth plane signaling the arrival of the country in the global stage. But this robust growth failed to translate the economic well being of the large number of marginalized and excluded...
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Financial Inclusion in Karnataka: A Study of Operationalisation of No Frills Accounts
Rai, Anurag; Saha, Amrita - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2010
Financial inclusion may be defined as the process of ensuring timely and adequate access to financial services and credit delivery for low income groups at an affordable cost. The basic aim of Financial Inclusion is to ensure the ease of access, availability and usage of the formal financial...
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Financial Inclusion for Stability: Access to Bank Deposits and the Deposit Growth during the Global Financial Crisis
Han, Rui; Melecky, Martin - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2013
In crisis times, depositors get anxious, can run on banks, and withdraw their deposits. Correlated withdrawals of bank deposits could be mitigated if bank deposits are more diversified, i.e. held by more individuals. This paper examines the link between a broader access to bank deposits prior to...
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Financial Inclusion Through M-Banking Services: Scope and Problems in India
Kumbhar, Vijay - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2011
With the help of modern information communication technology, m-banking as a new type of banking services carrier can provide efficient and effective financial services for unbanked and rural peoples in India. Increased cellular service users in rural Indian provide wide opportunity to expand...
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Financial Inclusion: Islamic Finance Perspective
Mirakhor, Abbas; Iqbal, Zamir - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2012
Enhancing financial inclusion or access to finance can make critical contributions to the economic development. Conventional mechanisms such as micro-finance, small-medium-enterprises (SME), and micro-insurance to enhance financial inclusion have been partially successful in enhancing the access...
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Bank-based Financial Intermediation for Financial Inclusion and Inclusive Growth
Swamy, Vighneswara - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2010
Financial Inclusion for inclusive growth is a topic of contemporary significance and relevance. This study besides establishing the growth enhancing role of bank-based financial intermediation through empirical evidence has also found that access to finance by the poor is a prerequisite for...
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Developing an Index of Financial Inclusion: An Average Ratio Approach
Okpara, Godwin Chigozie - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2013
As financial inclusion gains popularity in developed and developing economies, there is a need for a single index, (simple in computation with little or no assumptions) that pools together the financial inclusion indicators adopted by the IMF financial access survey. The various variants of...
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