Finance and poverty : evidence from panel study (340203)

Kevin James Daly, Selim Akhter, Andrew Burge

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Abstract

This paper presents empirical evidence of direct relationship between financial development and poverty. A poverty determination model is considered which integrates financial development and financial instability. Using panel data for 68 developing countries over the period 1980-2004, the study finds that on average financial development is conducive for poverty reduction but the instability accompanying financial development is detrimental to the poor. This outcome only holds when financial development is measured by the ratio of money to GDP (M3-GDP) and not by the credit-GDP ratio.
Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationConference Proceedings : Hawaii International Conference on Social Sciences
PublisherUniversity of Louisville
Number of pages28
Publication statusPublished - 2007
EventHawaii International Conference on Social Sciences -
Duration: 1 Jan 2007 → …

Publication series

Name
ISSN (Print)1539-7300

Conference

ConferenceHawaii International Conference on Social Sciences
Period1/01/07 → …

Keywords

  • finance
  • poverty
  • gross domestic product
  • developing countries
  • economic development

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