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Financial access, governance and insurance sector development in Sub-Saharan Africa
Asongu, Simplice; Odhiambo, Nicholas M. - 2019
Purpose - This study investigates the role of financial access in moderating the effect of governance on insurance consumption in 42 Sub-Saharan African countries using data for the period 2004-2014. Design/methodology/approach - Two life insurance indicators are used, notably: life insurance...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012112212
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Finance, governance and inclusive education in Sub-Saharan Africa
Asongu, Simplice; Odhiambo, Nicholas M. - 2020
This research assesses the importance of credit access in modulating governance for gender inclusive education in 42 countries in Sub-Saharan Africa with data spanning the period 2004- 2014. The Generalized Method of Moments is employed as empirical strategy. The following findings are...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012389184
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Finance, governance and inclusive education in Sub-Saharan Africa
Asongu, Simplice; Odhiambo, Nicholas M. - 2020
This research assesses the importance of credit access in modulating governance for gender inclusive education in 42 countries in Sub-Saharan Africa with data spanning the period 2004- 2014. The Generalized Method of Moments is employed as empirical strategy. The following findings are...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012228873
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Financial access, governance and insurance sector development in Sub-Saharan Africa
Asongu, Simplice; Odhiambo, Nicholas M. - 2019
Purpose - This study investigates the role of financial access in moderating the effect of governance on insurance consumption in 42 Sub-Saharan African countries using data for the period 2004-2014. Design/methodology/approach - Two life insurance indicators are used, notably: life insurance...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012052983
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How Does Long-Term Finance Affect Economic Volatility?
Demirgüç-Kunt, Asli - 2016
-level growth volatility. We find that firms in industries with stronger preference to use long-term finance relative to short …-term finance experience lower growth volatility in countries with better-developed financial systems, as these firms may benefit …-term finance reduces growth volatility in crisis as well as non-crisis periods …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013000820
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When credit bites back : leverage, business cycles, and crises
Jordà, Òscar; Schularick, Moritz; Taylor, Alan M. - 2011
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009426755
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When credit bites back : leverage, business cycles, and crises
Jordà, Òscar; Schularick, Moritz; Taylor, Alan M. - 2011
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009486214
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When credit bites back : leverage, business cycles, and crises
Jordà, Òscar; Schularick, Moritz; Taylor, Alan M. - 2011
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009409503
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When credit bites back
Jordà, Òscar; Schularick, Moritz; Taylor, Alan M. - In: Journal of money, credit and banking : JMCB 45 (2013), pp. 3-28
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When credit bites back : leverage, business cycles and crises
Jordà, Òscar; Schularick, Moritz; Taylor, Alan M. - 2012
This paper studies the role of credit in the business cycle, with a focus on private credit overhang. Based on a study of the universe of over 200 recession episodes in 14 advanced countries between 1870 and 2008, we document two key facts of the modern business cycle: financial-crisis...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009686557