Financial Inclusion and Stability : What Does Research Show?

A growing body of research suggests that whether broad-based access to formal financial services promotes financial stability depends on how that access is managed within the regulatory and supervisory framework, especially in terms of financial in...

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Main Authors: Cull, Robert, Aslı Demirgüç-Kunt, Lyman, Timothy
Format: Brief
Language:English
Published: Washington, DC: World Bank 2012
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Online Access:http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2012/05/16542131/financial-inclusion-stability-research-show
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spelling okr-10986-94432021-04-23T14:02:45Z Financial Inclusion and Stability : What Does Research Show? Cull, Robert Aslı Demirgüç-Kunt Lyman, Timothy ACCESS TO CREDIT ACCESS TO FINANCE ADVERSE EFFECTS ALLOCATION OF CAPITAL ANTI-MONEY LAUNDERING BAD BANKS BANK BRANCH BANK POLICY BANKING SUPERVISION BANKING SYSTEM BANKS BARRIER CAPITALIZATION COLLEGE DEGREE COMMERCIAL BANKING CONSUMER PROTECTION CORRUPTION COUNTRY LEVEL DEBT DEREGULATION DEVELOPING COUNTRIES DEVELOPMENT BANK DEVELOPMENT ECONOMICS DEVELOPMENT POLICY DIVERSIFICATION DOMESTIC SAVINGS ECONOMIC GROWTH ECONOMIC IMPACT ECONOMICS EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT EMERGING MARKETS EMPIRICAL STUDIES EMPIRICAL WORK ENTREPRENEURSHIP FINANCIAL ACCESS FINANCIAL ASSETS FINANCIAL CONSTRAINTS FINANCIAL CRISIS FINANCIAL DEPTH FINANCIAL DEVELOPMENT FINANCIAL EXCLUSION FINANCIAL INFRASTRUCTURE FINANCIAL INTERMEDIATION FINANCIAL LIBERALIZATION FINANCIAL LITERACY FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT FINANCIAL MARKETS FINANCIAL SECTOR FINANCIAL SECTOR POLICIES FINANCIAL SECTOR REGULATION FINANCIAL SECTORS FINANCIAL STABILITY FINANCIAL SYSTEM FINANCIAL SYSTEM STABILITY FINANCIAL SYSTEMS FINANCIAL TOOLS FINANCING OBSTACLES FIRM GROWTH FORMAL FINANCIAL SERVICES GINI COEFFICIENT GLOBAL STANDARD GROWTH RATES HOUSEHOLDS INCOME INCOME DIFFERENTIALS INCOME DISTRIBUTION INCOME INEQUALITY INCOME SHARE INCOMES INEQUALITY INFORMAL SAVINGS INSURANCE INVESTMENT OPPORTUNITIES LABOR MARKETS LACK OF KNOWLEDGE LEGAL CONSTRAINTS LONG RUN MANDATES MARKET STABILITY MICROFINANCE OPPORTUNITY COSTS POLICY ISSUES POLICY MAKERS POLICY RESEARCH POLITICAL STABILITY PORTFOLIOS POVERTY ALLEVIATION POVERTY LINE POVERTY REDUCTION PRIVATE SECTOR DEVELOPMENT PRO-POOR REGULATORS RELATIVE WAGE RESERVE RESERVE BANK RESERVE BANK OF INDIA RURAL BANKS SAVINGS SAVINGS PRODUCTS SMALL BUSINESS SMALL LOANS SMALL SAVERS SOCIAL BANKING STABLE ECONOMY STABLE SOCIETY SUPERVISORY FRAMEWORK SYSTEMIC RISK UNDERDEVELOPED FINANCIAL SYSTEMS UNSECURED DEBT WAGE RATES WHITE PAPER A growing body of research suggests that whether broad-based access to formal financial services promotes financial stability depends on how that access is managed within the regulatory and supervisory framework, especially in terms of financial integrity and consumer protection. Four factors come into play: financial inclusion, financial consumer protection, financial integrity, and financial stability. These factors are inter-related and, under the right conditions, positively related. Yet failings on one dimension are likely to lead to problems on others. This brief explores what research to date shows about the linkages and potential beneficial relationships among these factors, and it identifies gaps that remain to be explored. There is limited empirical work exploring the specific linkages between financial inclusion and financial stability. Studies have focused largely on the impact of financial development on growth, income inequality, and poverty reduction. The evidence strongly indicates that, when effectively regulated and supervised, financial development spurs economic growth, reduces income inequality, and helps lift households out of poverty. 2012-08-13T08:36:34Z 2012-08-13T08:36:34Z 2012-05 http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2012/05/16542131/financial-inclusion-stability-research-show http://hdl.handle.net/10986/9443 English CGAP Brief CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/ World Bank Washington, DC: World Bank Publications & Research :: Brief Publications & Research
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topic ACCESS TO CREDIT
ACCESS TO FINANCE
ADVERSE EFFECTS
ALLOCATION OF CAPITAL
ANTI-MONEY LAUNDERING
BAD BANKS
BANK BRANCH
BANK POLICY
BANKING SUPERVISION
BANKING SYSTEM
BANKS
BARRIER
CAPITALIZATION
COLLEGE DEGREE
COMMERCIAL BANKING
CONSUMER PROTECTION
CORRUPTION
COUNTRY LEVEL
DEBT
DEREGULATION
DEVELOPING COUNTRIES
DEVELOPMENT BANK
DEVELOPMENT ECONOMICS
DEVELOPMENT POLICY
DIVERSIFICATION
DOMESTIC SAVINGS
ECONOMIC GROWTH
ECONOMIC IMPACT
ECONOMICS
EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT
EMERGING MARKETS
EMPIRICAL STUDIES
EMPIRICAL WORK
ENTREPRENEURSHIP
FINANCIAL ACCESS
FINANCIAL ASSETS
FINANCIAL CONSTRAINTS
FINANCIAL CRISIS
FINANCIAL DEPTH
FINANCIAL DEVELOPMENT
FINANCIAL EXCLUSION
FINANCIAL INFRASTRUCTURE
FINANCIAL INTERMEDIATION
FINANCIAL LIBERALIZATION
FINANCIAL LITERACY
FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT
FINANCIAL MARKETS
FINANCIAL SECTOR
FINANCIAL SECTOR POLICIES
FINANCIAL SECTOR REGULATION
FINANCIAL SECTORS
FINANCIAL STABILITY
FINANCIAL SYSTEM
FINANCIAL SYSTEM STABILITY
FINANCIAL SYSTEMS
FINANCIAL TOOLS
FINANCING OBSTACLES
FIRM GROWTH
FORMAL FINANCIAL SERVICES
GINI COEFFICIENT
GLOBAL STANDARD
GROWTH RATES
HOUSEHOLDS
INCOME
INCOME DIFFERENTIALS
INCOME DISTRIBUTION
INCOME INEQUALITY
INCOME SHARE
INCOMES
INEQUALITY
INFORMAL SAVINGS
INSURANCE
INVESTMENT OPPORTUNITIES
LABOR MARKETS
LACK OF KNOWLEDGE
LEGAL CONSTRAINTS
LONG RUN
MANDATES
MARKET STABILITY
MICROFINANCE
OPPORTUNITY COSTS
POLICY ISSUES
POLICY MAKERS
POLICY RESEARCH
POLITICAL STABILITY
PORTFOLIOS
POVERTY ALLEVIATION
POVERTY LINE
POVERTY REDUCTION
PRIVATE SECTOR DEVELOPMENT
PRO-POOR
REGULATORS
RELATIVE WAGE
RESERVE
RESERVE BANK
RESERVE BANK OF INDIA
RURAL BANKS
SAVINGS
SAVINGS PRODUCTS
SMALL BUSINESS
SMALL LOANS
SMALL SAVERS
SOCIAL BANKING
STABLE ECONOMY
STABLE SOCIETY
SUPERVISORY FRAMEWORK
SYSTEMIC RISK
UNDERDEVELOPED FINANCIAL SYSTEMS
UNSECURED DEBT
WAGE RATES
WHITE PAPER
spellingShingle ACCESS TO CREDIT
ACCESS TO FINANCE
ADVERSE EFFECTS
ALLOCATION OF CAPITAL
ANTI-MONEY LAUNDERING
BAD BANKS
BANK BRANCH
BANK POLICY
BANKING SUPERVISION
BANKING SYSTEM
BANKS
BARRIER
CAPITALIZATION
COLLEGE DEGREE
COMMERCIAL BANKING
CONSUMER PROTECTION
CORRUPTION
COUNTRY LEVEL
DEBT
DEREGULATION
DEVELOPING COUNTRIES
DEVELOPMENT BANK
DEVELOPMENT ECONOMICS
DEVELOPMENT POLICY
DIVERSIFICATION
DOMESTIC SAVINGS
ECONOMIC GROWTH
ECONOMIC IMPACT
ECONOMICS
EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT
EMERGING MARKETS
EMPIRICAL STUDIES
EMPIRICAL WORK
ENTREPRENEURSHIP
FINANCIAL ACCESS
FINANCIAL ASSETS
FINANCIAL CONSTRAINTS
FINANCIAL CRISIS
FINANCIAL DEPTH
FINANCIAL DEVELOPMENT
FINANCIAL EXCLUSION
FINANCIAL INFRASTRUCTURE
FINANCIAL INTERMEDIATION
FINANCIAL LIBERALIZATION
FINANCIAL LITERACY
FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT
FINANCIAL MARKETS
FINANCIAL SECTOR
FINANCIAL SECTOR POLICIES
FINANCIAL SECTOR REGULATION
FINANCIAL SECTORS
FINANCIAL STABILITY
FINANCIAL SYSTEM
FINANCIAL SYSTEM STABILITY
FINANCIAL SYSTEMS
FINANCIAL TOOLS
FINANCING OBSTACLES
FIRM GROWTH
FORMAL FINANCIAL SERVICES
GINI COEFFICIENT
GLOBAL STANDARD
GROWTH RATES
HOUSEHOLDS
INCOME
INCOME DIFFERENTIALS
INCOME DISTRIBUTION
INCOME INEQUALITY
INCOME SHARE
INCOMES
INEQUALITY
INFORMAL SAVINGS
INSURANCE
INVESTMENT OPPORTUNITIES
LABOR MARKETS
LACK OF KNOWLEDGE
LEGAL CONSTRAINTS
LONG RUN
MANDATES
MARKET STABILITY
MICROFINANCE
OPPORTUNITY COSTS
POLICY ISSUES
POLICY MAKERS
POLICY RESEARCH
POLITICAL STABILITY
PORTFOLIOS
POVERTY ALLEVIATION
POVERTY LINE
POVERTY REDUCTION
PRIVATE SECTOR DEVELOPMENT
PRO-POOR
REGULATORS
RELATIVE WAGE
RESERVE
RESERVE BANK
RESERVE BANK OF INDIA
RURAL BANKS
SAVINGS
SAVINGS PRODUCTS
SMALL BUSINESS
SMALL LOANS
SMALL SAVERS
SOCIAL BANKING
STABLE ECONOMY
STABLE SOCIETY
SUPERVISORY FRAMEWORK
SYSTEMIC RISK
UNDERDEVELOPED FINANCIAL SYSTEMS
UNSECURED DEBT
WAGE RATES
WHITE PAPER
Cull, Robert
Aslı Demirgüç-Kunt
Lyman, Timothy
Financial Inclusion and Stability : What Does Research Show?
relation CGAP Brief
description A growing body of research suggests that whether broad-based access to formal financial services promotes financial stability depends on how that access is managed within the regulatory and supervisory framework, especially in terms of financial integrity and consumer protection. Four factors come into play: financial inclusion, financial consumer protection, financial integrity, and financial stability. These factors are inter-related and, under the right conditions, positively related. Yet failings on one dimension are likely to lead to problems on others. This brief explores what research to date shows about the linkages and potential beneficial relationships among these factors, and it identifies gaps that remain to be explored. There is limited empirical work exploring the specific linkages between financial inclusion and financial stability. Studies have focused largely on the impact of financial development on growth, income inequality, and poverty reduction. The evidence strongly indicates that, when effectively regulated and supervised, financial development spurs economic growth, reduces income inequality, and helps lift households out of poverty.
format Publications & Research :: Brief
author Cull, Robert
Aslı Demirgüç-Kunt
Lyman, Timothy
author_facet Cull, Robert
Aslı Demirgüç-Kunt
Lyman, Timothy
author_sort Cull, Robert
title Financial Inclusion and Stability : What Does Research Show?
title_short Financial Inclusion and Stability : What Does Research Show?
title_full Financial Inclusion and Stability : What Does Research Show?
title_fullStr Financial Inclusion and Stability : What Does Research Show?
title_full_unstemmed Financial Inclusion and Stability : What Does Research Show?
title_sort financial inclusion and stability : what does research show?
publisher Washington, DC: World Bank
publishDate 2012
url http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2012/05/16542131/financial-inclusion-stability-research-show
http://hdl.handle.net/10986/9443
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