Essays about: "financial institutions growth"

Showing result 21 - 25 of 89 essays containing the words financial institutions growth.

  1. 21. The Economic Impact of Increased Access to Commercial Banks in Ethiopia

    University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Institutionen för nationalekonomi med statistik

    Author : Henrik Eriksson; Sara Nilsson; [2020-07-02]
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    Abstract : Savings rates are strongly predictive of future economic growth and, for several reasons, it is difficult to save in areas where resources are scarce. Increasing access to financial services is crucial to efficiently allocate funds and can help even small savings be invested in countries that historically have had lower financial development. READ MORE

  2. 22. Institutional Factors and Financial Development in Sub-Saharan Africa for the period 2004-2018 : Control of Corruption, Rule of Law, Political Stability and Absence of Violence, and Voice and Accountability

    University essay from Södertörns högskola/Nationalekonomi

    Author : Chichi Violet Achioyamen; Sophia Kazmi Johansson; [2020]
    Keywords : financial development; long-term economic growth; institutional environment; institutional quality; credit market; corruption; voice and accountability; rule of law; political stability and absence of violence.; finansiell utveckling; långsiktig ekonomisk tillväxt; institutionell miljö; institutionell kvalitet; obligationsmarknader; korruption; röst och ansvarsskyldighet; rättsstat; politisk stabilitet och frånvaro av våld.;

    Abstract : The purpose of this study is to have an in-depth understanding of the importance of the institutional environment for financial development in 43 Sub-Saharan African countries during the years 2004-2018. Using new institutional economic theory (NIE) we study how the four institutional factors Control of Corruption, Rule of Law, Political Stability and Absence of Violence, and Voice and Accountability affect financial development. READ MORE

  3. 23. The effect of mobile money on savings behaviors of the financially excluded

    University essay from Södertörns högskola/Nationalekonomi

    Author : Jackline Mwende Skogqvist; [2019]
    Keywords : mobile money; savings; financial inclusion; formal financial institutions; financially excluded;

    Abstract : This study investigates whether the use of mobile money affects the savings patterns of individuals that are vulnerable to financial exclusion, that is, the low-income earners, low-educated, women and rural habitants. Studying the case of Kenya, this study uses data from the 2016 FinAccess Household Survey (N=8,665) that was designed to track and measure the drivers, growth and impact of mobile money use in Kenya. READ MORE

  4. 24. The Role Of Institutions In Promoting Entrepreneurship In The Nigerian Fashion Industry

    University essay from Södertörns högskola/Nationalekonomi

    Author : Esther Ominijei; [2019]
    Keywords : Entrepreneurship; institutions; fashion industry; Nigeria;

    Abstract : As the oil sources continue to become depleted and global oil prices continue to drop, there are concerns that the current pattern of growth and development in Nigeria, a country that is heavily dependent on natural resources such as oil as drivers of economic growth, is neither inclusive nor sustainable. In order to shift its focus from the natural resource dependency dynamic, create employment and most importantly, stimulate sustainable economic growth; there is an urgent need for the Nigerian economy to begin harnessing and cultivate their underutilized resources and industries such as the fashion industry. READ MORE

  5. 25. Troubled winds from the South: The impact of large-scale wind energy projects on indigenous communities in Oaxaca

    University essay from Lunds universitet/LUCSUS

    Author : Jorge Hinojosa Garza; [2019]
    Keywords : Oaxaca; wind energy; environmental justice; climate change; sustainability science; Mexico; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : The expansion of large-scale wind energy projects in the name of climate change mitigation has led to numerous social conflicts in Oaxaca. The Mexican government has put forward environmental policies that envision 35% of the national electricity to be generated by renewable sources in 2024. READ MORE