Inequality, Finance and Pro-Poor Investment in Africa

Asongu, Simplice A.; Tchamyou, Vanessa S.

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“…Private domestic credit may not benefit a substantial bulk of the population if poor households in the informal sectors of the economy do not have bank accounts. This is consistent with the narrative that only 23 percent of citizens in developing countries living on less the 2US$ a day possess bank accounts(Asongu & Tchamyou, 2015). The negative effect of remittances may be traceable to the portion of remittances that is not invested in inclusive development activities.…”

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Income Levels, Governance and Inclusive Human Development in Sub-Saharan Africa

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Odhiambo

2019

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This study examines how income-driven governance affects inclusive human development in Sub-Saharan Africa with data for the period 2000-2012. The empirical evidence is based on the Generalised Method of Moments (GMM) and Tobit regressions. Nine bundled and unbundled concepts of governance are used: political (voice & accountability and political stability/no violence), economic (government effectiveness and regulation quality) and institutional (corruption-control and the rule of law) governances. The main finding is that 'middle income'-driven governance has a higher effect on inclusive human development than 'low income'-driven governance. Policy implications are discussed in the light of: (i) the contemporary relevance of findings; (ii) the pivotal role of a higher income level in the post-2015 sustainable development agenda; and (iii) inconsistent strands in the literature and in foreign aid policies.

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“…and (iii) FDI has been recently established to increase inequality in Africa (Asongu & Tchamyou, 2015).…”

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Income Levels, Governance and Inclusive Human Development in Sub-Saharan Africa

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Odhiambo

2019

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“…The connection between financial development and inequality has been widely explored in the financial development literature (see Asongu & Tchamyou, 2014;Batuo et al, 2010;Beck et al 2007). There is a debate in the literature on the benefits of financial development in reducing inequality.…”

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The Role of Information Sharing in Modulating the Effect of Financial Access on Inequality

Tchamyou

2019

Journal of African Business

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Disclaimer: AFEA Working Papers describe research in progress by the author(s) that has been peerreviewed and forthcoming in scientific outlets. There is a tacit acknowledgement of anonymous referees for constructive suggestions and critiques that have helped improve the content and rigour of the study. Each research stands on its merit and the views expressed in AFEA Working Papers are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily represent the views of the AFEA, its Executive Board, or AFEA management.

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“…remittances) and the domestic informal financial sector for funding opportunities (Beck, Demirgüç-Kunt & Levine, 2007;Tchamyou, 2019a). There is another reconciling strand of literature which merges the contending strands by advocating that the nexus between financial development and economic output can be non-monotic or non-linear in the perspective that the relationship can be negative or positive from one stage of the economic development process to another (Greenwood & Jovanovic, 1990;Asongu & Tchamyou, 2014). This non-linear element is taken on board in this study because the estimation exercise involves interactive regressions.…”

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Financial Access and Productivity Dynamics in Sub-Saharan Africa

Asongu

2019

International Journal of Public Administration

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The purpose of this study is to investigate whether enhancing financial access influences productivity in Sub-Saharan Africa. The research focuses on 25 countries in the region with data for the period 1980-2014. The adopted empirical strategy is the Generalised Method of Moments. The credit channel of financial access is considered and proxied by private domestic credit while four main total factor productivity (TFP) dynamics are adopted for the study, namely: TFP, real TFP, welfare TFP and real welfare TFP. It is apparent from the findings that enhancing financial access positively affects welfare TFP whereas the effect is not significant on TFP, real TFP and welfare TFP. Policy implications are discussed. The study complements the extant literature by engaging hitherto unemployed dynamics of TFP in Sub-Saharan Africa.

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Inequality, Finance and Pro-Poor Investment in Africa

Abstract: This study complements existing literature by investigating how investment-driven finance affects inequality in Africa. The empirical evidence is based on restricted and unrestricted Two-

Cited by 22 publications

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Income Levels, Governance and Inclusive Human Development in Sub-Saharan Africa

Income Levels, Governance and Inclusive Human Development in Sub-Saharan Africa

The Role of Information Sharing in Modulating the Effect of Financial Access on Inequality

Financial Access and Productivity Dynamics in Sub-Saharan Africa

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