Financial inclusion and nutrition among rural households in Rwanda

Ranjula Bali Swain and Aimable Nsabimana

No wp-2023-141, WIDER Working Paper Series from World Institute for Development Economic Research (UNU-WIDER)

Abstract: We investigate if financial inclusion leads to improved nutrition in rural Rwanda, using Rwandan Integrated Household Living Conditions surveys (2013/14 and 2016/17). Our empirical evidence shows a robust positive impact of financial inclusion efforts undertaken by formal financial institutions, though informal institutions such as tontines are ineffective in improving food expenditure or nutrition. Furthermore, the study reveals heterogeneous marginal effects of financial inclusion in reducing the gender gap between the food demand and nutrition of female- and male-headed households.

Keywords: Financial inclusion; Food security; Nutrition; SDGs; Rwanda (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2023
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