Financial Inclusion and Inclusive Growth : A Review of Recent Empirical Evidence

There is growing evidence that appropriate financial services have substantial benefits for consumers, especially women and poor adults. This paper provides an overview of financial inclusion around the world and reviews the recent empirical eviden...

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Main Authors: Demirguc-Kunt, Asli, Klapper, Leora, Singer, Dorothe
Format: Working Paper
Language:English
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Published: World Bank, Washington, DC 2017
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spelling okr-10986-264792022-09-19T12:16:39Z Financial Inclusion and Inclusive Growth : A Review of Recent Empirical Evidence Demirguc-Kunt, Asli Klapper, Leora Singer, Dorothe FINANCIAL INCLUSION INCLUSIVE GROWTH SHARED PROSPERITY FINANCIAL LITERACY CONSUMER FINANCE FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS REGULATION POLICY There is growing evidence that appropriate financial services have substantial benefits for consumers, especially women and poor adults. This paper provides an overview of financial inclusion around the world and reviews the recent empirical evidence on how the use of financial products -- such as payments services, savings accounts, loans, and insurance -- can contribute to inclusive growth and economic development. This paper also discusses some of the challenges to achieving greater financial inclusion and directions for future research. 2017-04-27T16:40:50Z 2017-04-27T16:40:50Z 2017-04 Working Paper http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/403611493134249446/Financial-inclusion-and-inclusive-growth-a-review-of-recent-empirical-evidence http://hdl.handle.net/10986/26479 English en_US Policy Research Working Paper;No. 8040 CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo World Bank World Bank, Washington, DC Publications & Research Publications & Research :: Policy Research Working Paper
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topic FINANCIAL INCLUSION
INCLUSIVE GROWTH
SHARED PROSPERITY
FINANCIAL LITERACY
CONSUMER FINANCE
FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS
REGULATION
POLICY
spellingShingle FINANCIAL INCLUSION
INCLUSIVE GROWTH
SHARED PROSPERITY
FINANCIAL LITERACY
CONSUMER FINANCE
FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS
REGULATION
POLICY
Demirguc-Kunt, Asli
Klapper, Leora
Singer, Dorothe
Financial Inclusion and Inclusive Growth : A Review of Recent Empirical Evidence
relation Policy Research Working Paper;No. 8040
description There is growing evidence that appropriate financial services have substantial benefits for consumers, especially women and poor adults. This paper provides an overview of financial inclusion around the world and reviews the recent empirical evidence on how the use of financial products -- such as payments services, savings accounts, loans, and insurance -- can contribute to inclusive growth and economic development. This paper also discusses some of the challenges to achieving greater financial inclusion and directions for future research.
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author Demirguc-Kunt, Asli
Klapper, Leora
Singer, Dorothe
author_facet Demirguc-Kunt, Asli
Klapper, Leora
Singer, Dorothe
author_sort Demirguc-Kunt, Asli
title Financial Inclusion and Inclusive Growth : A Review of Recent Empirical Evidence
title_short Financial Inclusion and Inclusive Growth : A Review of Recent Empirical Evidence
title_full Financial Inclusion and Inclusive Growth : A Review of Recent Empirical Evidence
title_fullStr Financial Inclusion and Inclusive Growth : A Review of Recent Empirical Evidence
title_full_unstemmed Financial Inclusion and Inclusive Growth : A Review of Recent Empirical Evidence
title_sort financial inclusion and inclusive growth : a review of recent empirical evidence
publisher World Bank, Washington, DC
publishDate 2017
url http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/403611493134249446/Financial-inclusion-and-inclusive-growth-a-review-of-recent-empirical-evidence
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