
Financial Inclusion : Can it Meet Multiple Macroeconomic Goals? »
Journal Issue
Volume/Issue: 2015/17
Series: Staff Discussion Notes
Author(s): Ratna Sahay , Martin Cihak , Papa N'Diaye , Adolfo Barajas , Srobona Mitra , Annette Kyobe , Yen Mooi , and Reza Yousefi
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date: 15 September 2015
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.5089/9781513585154.006
ISBN: 9781513585154
Keywords: Financial services, Economic growth, Inclusive growth, Household credit, Business enterprises, Financial sector, Income inequality, Gender, Economic stability, Financial stability
Using several recently available global datasets, this Staff Discussion Note examines macroeconomic effects of financial inclusion. It finds significant benefits to economic growth from financial inclusion, but the...