Essays about: "financial inclusion"

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  1. 41. Can Portfolio Performance Be Improved with Bitcoin during a Global Crisis? - A Study of Portfolio Performance with Diverse Assets during the COVID-19 Outbreak

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Nationalekonomiska institutionen

    Author : Kristian Stemme; Otto Lyth Berg; [2022]
    Keywords : Sharpe-ratio; diversification; Covid-19; Bitcoin; portfolio optimization; Business and Economics;

    Abstract : As a relatively new form of financial asset with unique properties, Bitcoin is increasingly included in portfolios to improve performance. However, research remains limited on how Bitcoin actually affects portfolio performance. READ MORE

  3. 42. Mobile Money in Tanzania - The First Step Towards Financial Inclusion

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Ekonomisk-historiska institutionen

    Author : Anton Ottosson; [2022]
    Keywords : Bank Accounts; Economic Growth; Economic Development; Financial Development; Financial Inclusion; Financial Institutions; Mobile Money; M-banking; M-money; Supply-led Growth Hypothesis; Growth-led Financy Hypothesis; Tanzania; Financial Exclusion; Technology and Engineering; Business and Economics; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : In recent years the importance of financial inclusion for economic growth has been thoroughly discussed. Particularly, the impact of mobile money in the context of developing economies has risen in prominence. READ MORE

  4. 43. Macroprudential Policy Activity and Financial Inclusion: Cross-country analysis of macroprudential tool use

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Ekonomisk-historiska institutionen

    Author : Marinó Örn Ólafsson; [2022]
    Keywords : Macroprudential Policy; Financial Inclusion; Financial Stability; Financial Development; Financial Systems; Financial Institutions; Banking Crises; Financial Policy; Business and Economics;

    Abstract : Research suggests that multiple trade-offs and synergies characterise the relationship between financial inclusion and financial stability. For example, expanding access to financial services can lead to a more stable banking system but also excessive credit growth and decreased stability. READ MORE

  5. 44. Stablecoins: the possibility of a cryptocurrency becoming the future means of payment

    University essay from KTH/Skolan för industriell teknik och management (ITM)

    Author : Emelie Zhao; Oskar Ringström; [2022]
    Keywords : Cryptocurrencies; Stablecoins; Private money; Central Bank Digital Currencies; Payment systems; Kryptovalutor; Stablecoins; Privata pengar; Centralbanksvalutor; Betalsystem;

    Abstract : The emergence of stablecoins and their current implementations share many similarities to the American free banking era. This was an era with economically inefficient money and payment systems, where banks issued private money that were fully redeemable in theory but not always in practice. READ MORE

  6. 45. Female Politicians Claiming their Equal Rights Towards Political Inclusion : A Qualitative Study of hindrances towards women’s political inclusion on a National and Devolved level in Kenya

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

    Author : Maja Otterstedt; [2022]
    Keywords : women’s political inclusion; decentralization; quotas; subnational and national level; Kenya;

    Abstract : This study investigates what factors impede women's ability to be included in politics in Kenya in light of reforms such as decentralization and electoral gender quotas. The Kenyan case highlights a paradox: reforms are progressive in reaching a more gender-balanced representation, including women from more levels of the country in the political sphere. READ MORE