The effect of financial inclusion on welfare in sub-Saharan Africa: Evidence from disaggregated data

Anthanasius F. Tita and Meshach Aziakpono ()

No 679, Working Papers from Economic Research Southern Africa

Abstract: Over two decades sub-Saharan Africa has grown an average by 4.8% per annum. A trend called “Africa rising in the literature†but this robust economic growth seem to have benefited only a minority of elite individuals as poverty in the region remains high and income inequality continues to rise. Critics attribute this to a lack […]

Keywords: business analysis; Financial Accounting; Financial Markets (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: D6 G2 I3 O1 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2017-05-01
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