Determinants of Financial Inclusion in West African Economic and Monetary Union (WAEMU) Countries

Ibrahim Chaibou Oumarou and Mayoukou Celestin
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Ibrahim Chaibou Oumarou: CREAM - Centre de Recherche en Economie Appliquée à la Mondialisation - UNIROUEN - Université de Rouen Normandie - NU - Normandie Université - IRIHS - Institut de Recherche Interdisciplinaire Homme et Société - UNIROUEN - Université de Rouen Normandie - NU - Normandie Université
Mayoukou Celestin: CREAM - Centre de Recherche en Economie Appliquée à la Mondialisation - UNIROUEN - Université de Rouen Normandie - NU - Normandie Université - IRIHS - Institut de Recherche Interdisciplinaire Homme et Société - UNIROUEN - Université de Rouen Normandie - NU - Normandie Université

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Abstract: This paper analyzes the determinants of financial inclusion and proposes an instrument of measuring financial inclusion in West African Economic and Monetary Union (WAEMU) countries. WAEMU countries do not have a reliable synthetic index to measure their financial inclusion level. The need for an accurate way to assess financial inclusion in the WAEMU zone is imperative because a set of indicators has been adopted within the Regional Financial Inclusion Strategy by the Central Bank of West African States (CBWAS). Our panel regressions reveal that real GDP, mobile phone penetration, and literacy rate have a positive effect on financial inclusion. Conversely, the weight of the rural population and interbank credit is negatively associated with the level of financial inclusion. Agricultural financing via the credit channel that banks grant to the government is likely to increase financial inclusion. We also find a positive impact of rural-oriented literacy on financial inclusion.

Keywords: Financial Inclusion; Determinants; Synthetic Index; WAEMU; Panel Data Analysis (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2021-06-16
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Published in Theoretical Economics Letters, 2021, 11 (03), pp.489-506. ⟨10.4236/tel.2021.113033⟩

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DOI: 10.4236/tel.2021.113033

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