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This study compares the responsiveness of microcredit interest rates to age, scale of lending and organisational charter. It uses an unbalanced panel of 300 MFIs from 107 developing countries from 2005 to 2015. Three key trends emerge from the results of a 2SLS regression. First, the adoption of...
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In the aftermath of the 2008 global financial crisis, the implications of financial liberalisation for stability and economic growth has come under increased scrutiny. One strand of literature posits a positive relationship between financial liberalisation and economic growth and development....
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This study assesses the mobile phone in the diffusion of knowledge for better governance in sub-Saharan Africa for the … quality) and ten governance indicators that are bundled and unbundled. The following are the main findings. First, there is an … unconditional positive effect of mobile phone penetration on good governance. Second, the net effects on political, economic and …
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Purpose -This study investigates the role of ICT in modulating the effect of governance on insurance penetration in 42 … include: mobile phone penetration, internet penetration and fixed broadband subscriptions. Six governance channels are also … findings are established. First, mobile phone penetration does not significantly modulate governance channels to positively …
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Purpose - This study investigates the role of financial access in moderating the effect of governance on insurance … insurance indicators are used, notably: life insurance and non-life insurance. Six governance measurements are also used, namely …-life insurance via governance mechanisms of political stability, "voice & accountability", government effectiveness, regulation …
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This study assesses whether improving governance standards affects environmental quality in 44 countries in sub … governance dynamics are used notably: (i) political governance (consisting of political stability and "voice & accountability …"); (ii) economic governance (entailing government effectiveness and regulation quality), (iii) institutional governance …
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This research examines the relevance of inclusive development in modulating the role of governance on environmental …. Bundled and unbundled governance dynamics are employed, notably: political governance (consisting of political stability …/no violence and "voice and accountability"), economic governance (encompassing government effectiveness and regulation quality …
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This study assesses linkages between social media and governance dynamics in 49 African countries for the year 2012 …. The empirical evidence is based on ordinary least squares and quantile regressions. Ten bundled and unbundled governance … dynamics are used, notably: (i) polit ical governance (entailing "voice & accountability" and political stability/no violence …
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This study contributes to the attendant literature by bundling governance dynamics and focusing on foreign aid … instability instead of foreign aid. We assess the role of foreign aid instabilit y on governance dynamics in fifty three African …: total aid, aid from multilateral donors and bilateral aid. Principal Component Analysis is used to bundle governance …
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