Overview
The World Bank considers financial inclusion to be an enabler for at least 7 of the 17 United Nation’s sustainable development goals (SDGs). Financial inclusion, with its associated policy implications, is an important issue for ASEAN. This book examines the economic effects of financial inclusion. It explores issues surrounding measurement and impact of financial inclusion. The book looks at various, salient topics including measurement of financial inclusion, the impact of (various indicators of) financial inclusion on development outcomes and macroeconomic volatility using aggregate data, as well as the effects of financial inclusion on poverty and development outcomes using micro data.
Full Product Details
Author: Tony Cavoli (University of South Australia, Australia) ,
Rashesh Shrestha (Economic Research Institute for ASEAN and East Asia (ERIA))
Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd
Imprint: Routledge
Weight: 0.625kg
ISBN: 9780367476885
ISBN 10: 0367476886
Pages: 298
Publication Date: 05 March 2021
Audience:
College/higher education
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Tertiary & Higher Education
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active
Availability: In Print
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Reviews
The editors of Financial Inclusion in Asia and Beyond do an excellent job of compiling papers from the Research Institutions Network of the Economic Research Institute for the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) (ERIA) into a single, well-organised, systematically presented compendium on the economic effects of financial inclusion. Robert MacNeil, University of Sydney, Australia, Economics Record
"""The editors of Financial Inclusion in Asia and Beyond do an excellent job of compiling papers from the Research Institutions Network of the Economic Research Institute for the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) (ERIA) into a single, well-organised, systematically presented compendium on the economic effects of financial inclusion."" Robert MacNeil, University of Sydney, Australia, Economics Record"
Author Information
Tony Cavoli is associate professor in economics at the University of South Australia Business School. His research interests span the areas of international macroeconomics and finance, and he has published widely on such topics as exchange rate regimes and monetary policies, capital flows, economic and financial integration, financial inclusion, and development policy. He is currently the deputy editor of the Journal of International Commerce, Economics and Policy, and is also on the executive board of the American Committee on Asian Economic Studies. Rashesh Shrestha is an economist at the Economic Research Institute for ASEAN and East Asia (ERIA) based in Indonesia. He conducts research on trade, human capital, and labour markets, and leads various projects related to economic development and integration of Southeast Asian countries. Before joining ERIA, he was an associate lecturer at the Australian National University. He obtained his PhD in applied economics from the University of Wisconsin-Madison.
