Financial Inclusion and its Impact on Employment Creation in Botswana

Koketso Molefhi ()
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No 60, Working Papers from Botswana Institute for Development Policy Analysis

Abstract: The study examines the impact of financial inclusion on employment creation in Botswana using quarterly time series data for the period 2004-2016. Using Autoregressive Distributed Lag (ARDL) model, we find that availability of bank branches, ownership of bank account and borrowing from the commercial bank have a positive impact on employment creation in the short run. Similarly, in the long run, availability of bank branches, ownership of bank account has a positive relationship with employment creation in the long run. Depositors with commercial banks has a negative bearing on employment creation, both in the short run and in the long run. Therefore, policies should be aimed at ensuring easy access into the financial sector by way of reducing costs associated with account opening as well as creating affordable deposit and borrowing windows to the financially excluded groups.

Keywords: Financial inclusion; Employment; ATMs; Financial Institutions; Botswana (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 23
Date: 2019-03
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