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Inequality and gender economic exclusion are major policy concerns facing sub-Saharan Africa in the post-2015 … development agenda. The study provides critical masses of inequality that should not be exceeded if governance is to promote … gender economic participation. The research focuses on 42 countries in sub-Saharan Africa using annual data spanning from …
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between mobile and inclusive development (quality of growth, poverty and inequality) in 93 developing countries for the year …) and negatively correlated with inequality in Latin American countries (LA). Second, growing use of mobile phones to send …/receive money is negatively associated with poverty in Asia and Pacific (AP) and Central and Eastern Europe (CEE). Originality …
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This study assesses human development thresholds at which mobile banking mitigates poverty and inequality in 93 ….705 in inequality and poverty specifications, respectively. The relevance of the findings is discussed in light of the …" contribute to reducing inequality in countries at the bottom and top ends of the inequality distribution, while (ii) "mobiles …
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We assess the correlations between mobile banking and inclusive development (poverty and inequality) in 93 developing … findings are established. First, the increased use of mobile phones to pay bills is negatively correlated with: (i) poverty in … at HDI thresholds of 0.725, 0.727 and 0.778 and; (ii) inequality in UMIC and LA with HDI thresholds of respectively 0 …
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mobile banking and inclusive development (quality of growth, inequality and poverty) among individuals in 93 developing … development, namely: quality of growth, inequality and poverty. As a main policy implication, encouraging mobile banking … applications would play a substantial role in responding to the challenges of immiserizing growth, inequality and poverty in …
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mobile banking and inclusive development (quality of growth, inequality and poverty) among individuals in 93 developing … development, namely: quality of growth, inequality and poverty. As a main policy implication, encouraging mobile banking … applications would play a substantial role in responding to the challenges of immiserizing growth, inequality and poverty in …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012900664
fails tobring the level of poverty to a level roughly comparable to what is found in the region and toreduce inequality … does very little to curb income inequality. Using official data fromvarious local sources compiled by the National Bureau …
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Poverty and inequality represent major policy syndromes that are relevant in the achievement of most United Nations … inequality and severity of poverty on economic growth. The focus is on 42 countries in sub-Saharan Africa with data from 1980 to … 2019. The Gini index is used to measure income inequality. Poverty is measured in terms of the poverty headcount ratio …
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, it does very little to curb income inequality. Using official data from various local sources compiled by the National … Tanzania fails to bring the level of poverty to a level roughly comparable to what is found in the region and to reduce … inequality between the richer and the poorer segments of society. …
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