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Does tourism influence financial development in Kenya?

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Bank development and unemployment in Kenya : an empirical investigation

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The effect of inequality on poverty and severity of poverty in SSA : the role of financial development institutions

Asongu, Simplice; Odhiambo, Nicholas M. - 2023

The present study investigates the incidence of financial institutions' dynamics of depth and access in the effect of income inequality on poverty and the severity of poverty in 42 Sub-Saharan African countries from 1980 to 2019. The Gini index is used to measure income inequality while poverty...

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The mobile phone, information sharing and financial sector development in Africa : a quantile regressions approach

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This study investigates linkages between the mobile phone, information sharing offices (ISO) and financial sector development in 53 African countries for the period 2004-2011. ISO are private credit bureaus and public credit registries. The empirical evidence is based on contemporary and...

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The of role economic growth in modulating mobile connectivity dynamics for financial inclusion in developing countries

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Bank accounts, bank concentration and mobile money innovations

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The present study investigates how increasing bank accounts and bank concentration affect mobile money innovations in …. From the findings, it is apparent that boosting bank accounts is positively related to the three mobile money innovations … positive outcomes in terms of money mobile innovations.Conversely,financial inclusion in terms of the three mobile money …

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Information asymmetry, financialisation and financial access

Asongu, Simplice; Odhiambo, Nicholas M. - 2018

This study investigates whether information sharing channels that are meant to reduce information asymmetry have led to an increase in financial access. The study employs a Generalised Method of Moments technique using data from 53 African countries during the period from 2004-2011 to examine...

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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...

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Financial access and value added in Sub-Saharan Africa : empirical evidence from the agricultural, manufacturing and service sectors

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This research assesses the importance of financial access on value added in three economic sectors in 25 countries in Sub-Saharan Africa using data for the period 1980-2014. The empirical evidence is based on the Generalised Method of Moments. Financial access is measured with private domestic...

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