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The role of institutions in output growth volatility-financial development nexus

Raheem, Ibrahim Dolapo; Bello Ajide, Kazeem; Adeniyi, … - In: Journal of Economic Studies 43 (2016) 6, pp. 910-927

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to investigate the role of institutions in the financial development-output growth …, institutions do not have the same reducing influence on output growth volatility. Third, the interaction of financial development … and institutions showed that the output volatility reduction arising from financial development is enhanced in the …

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Output growth volatility, remittances and institutions

Ajide, Kazeem Bello; Raheem, Ibrahim D.; Adeniyi, Oluwatosin - In: International Journal of Development Issues 14 (2015) 3, pp. 190-203

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to empirically examine the role of institutions on the remittances–output growth … pronounced in the presence of well-functioning institutions. Finally, the interaction of remittances with our six institutional … quality measures showed that growth volatility reduced considerably with better institutions. Practical implications – In …

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Mobile Money Services as a Panacea to Financial Inclusion in Sub-Saharan Africa: The Case of Uganda

Eilu, Emmanuel; Auma, Theresa Odur - In: International Journal of Technology Diffusion (IJTD) 8 (2017) 4, pp. 77-88

One of the most important drivers for sustainable economic growth and development is financial inclusion. This explains why financial exclusion is a leading cause of extreme poverty and a key barrier to growth. The level of financial inclusion in Sub-Saharan Africa still remains low. However,...

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What determines financial inclusion in Sub-Saharan Africa?

Chikalipah, Sydney - In: African Journal of Economic and Management Studies 8 (2017) 1, pp. 8-18

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to investigate the determinants of financial inclusion (FI) in Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA). Design/methodology/approach The paper uses the World Bank country-level data from 20 SSA countries for the year 2014. Findings The empirical findings in this study...

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Account ownership and use of financial services among individuals

Wale, Letenah Ejigu; Makina, Daniel - In: African Journal of Economic and Management Studies 8 (2017) 1, pp. 19-35

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to understand the effect of individual characteristics (such as sex, age, education and income) on the likelihood of account ownership and use in selected Sub-Saharan African (SSA) economies. Account use is operationalized into two constructs namely the use...

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Institutional frames for financial inclusion of poor households in Sub-Saharan Africa

Bongomin, George Okello Candiya; Ntayi, Joseph Mpeera; … - In: International Journal of Social Economics 43 (2016) 11, pp. 1096-1114

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to examine institutional frames for financial inclusion of poor households in a Sub-Saharan Africa context and provide policy implications in solving the persistent problem of limited inclusion of poor households into mainstream formal financial services in...

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Financial inclusion and its determinants: evidence from India

Kumar, Nitin - In: Journal of Financial Economic Policy 5 (2013) 1, pp. 4-19

Purpose – The objective of paper is to examine status of financial inclusion in India and study its determinants. Design/methodology/approach – Panel fixed effects and dynamic panel generalized methods of moments (GMM) methodologies have been applied to study determinants of financial...

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Financial inclusion in India: an application of TOPSIS

Yadav, Priyanka; Sharma, Anil Kumar - In: Humanomics 32 (2016) 3, pp. 328-351

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to combine the critical parameters used to study financial inclusion into a composite index. The idea is to rank Indian states and union territories (UTs) on the basis of this index, determine change in ranks during 2011 to 2014 and identify factors affecting...

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Introduction to the financial services in Africa special issue

Makina, Daniel - In: African Journal of Economic and Management Studies 8 (2017) 1, pp. 2-7

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to explore the landscape of financial services in Africa through the prism of a selection of research papers. Design/methodology/approach This is a review of literature that focusses on access to financial services (i.e. financial inclusion) and empirical...

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Influencing positive financial behaviors: the social marketing solution

Lee, Nancy R.; Miller, Margaret - In: Journal of Social Marketing 2 (2012) 1, pp. 70-86

Purpose – Influencing positive financial behaviors is the natural next frontier for social marketers to “get serious about”, as there are clear behaviors that, once adopted by target populations, will improve the quality of life for individuals as well as society. The purpose of this paper...

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