The employment of financial development indicators without due consideration to country/regional specific financial development realities remains an issue of substantial policy relevance. Financial depth in the perspective of money supply is not equal to liquid liabilities in every development...

The study examines the effectiveness of financial development, financial access, and ICT diffusion in reducing the severity and intensity of poverty in Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA). Using data from the World Bank's World Development Indicators, and the Global Consumption and Income Project...

Thisstudy contributesto the literature by providing an interactive impact of financial development and institutions on poverty for a panel of 35 developed and 79 developing countries over the period 1984-2013 using two-stage least squares, system generalized method of moments, and simultaneous...