Mobile Telephony, Financial Inclusion and Inclusive Growth

dc.contributor.authorAbor, J.Y.
dc.contributor.authorAmidu, M.
dc.contributor.authorIssahaku, H.
dc.date.accessioned2018-09-12T16:20:06Z
dc.date.available2018-09-12T16:20:06Z
dc.date.issued2018
dc.description.abstractThe paper employs the multipurpose nature of mobile telephony to investigate its welfare implications using a large sample of households in Ghana. We use seemingly unrelated probit and instrumental variable procedure to test for two related issues: First, we investigate whether mobile telephony promotes pro-poor development by helping households to efficiently allocate consumption and navigate out of poverty. Second, we analyze whether access to a broad array of financial services enhances the capacity of households to live worthwhile lives. The results show that mobile penetration and financial inclusion significantly reduce the probability of a household becoming poor and increase per capita household consumption of food and non-food items. Our results show that the welfare benefits of mobile telephony and financial inclusion are not more pronounced in female-headed households. These insights serve as useful guide for government and other stakeholders who are looking for avenues to improve livelihoods. © 2017, © 2017 Informa UK Limited, trading as Taylor & Francis Group.en_US
dc.identifier.otherdoi:10.1080/15228916.2017.1419332
dc.identifier.urihttp://ugspace.ug.edu.gh/handle/123456789/24109
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherRoutledgeen_US
dc.subjectfinancial inclusionen_US
dc.subjectGhanaen_US
dc.subjectinclusive growthen_US
dc.subjectMobile telephonyen_US
dc.subjectseemingly unrelated probiten_US
dc.titleMobile Telephony, Financial Inclusion and Inclusive Growthen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US

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