Financial inclusion efforts have resulted in a rapid increase in access to financial services. However, the usage of … have caused usage to lag behind access using a qualitative approach. Data is collected from two predominantly rural …

increasing their access to financial services in rural northern Nigeria. Most households from this part of the world consist of … communities (Rijau and Fakai) were analyzed using an ordered logit regression model. The results showed that access to financial … clubs and microfinance institution reforms for reaching the financially underserved was also found to benefit the poorest …

inclusion and banking stability in Ghana, while also exploring how financing models such as enterprise finance and microfinance … of Cape Coast, Ghana. His research focuses on development economics, financial markets and institutions, microfinance …Chapter 1. Introduction -- Chapter 2. What Really Drives Financial Sector Development in Ghana? -- Chapter 3 …

poverty reduction, in Ghana. By accounting for the potential endogeneity of access to financial services, we show that rural … addition to rural and community banks and microfinance institutions. Using recent household survey data, we ascertain the … access of rural populations to various types of financial services, and the influence of rural financial intermediation on …