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Economic Integration and Financial Inclusion: Evidence from Middle-Income Countries

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  • Ngoc Bao, Vuong

    (Graduate School of Humanities and Social Sciences, Hiroshima University, Hiroshima, Japan)

  • Yoshihisa, Suzuki

    (Graduate School of Humanities and Social Sciences, Hiroshima University, Hiroshima, Japan)

Abstract

The study examines the impact of economic integration on financial inclusion, focusing on thirty-two middle-income countries worldwide from 2006 to 2018. Using the coefficient of variance's weighting methodology, we construct a composite financial inclusion index from six underlying indicators. Meanwhile, economic integration indices at both global and regional levels are created based on the combination of trade and financial openness indicators. The empirical results confirm a positive relationship between economic integration and financial inclusion, with global integration exposing a stronger impact than regional one. Our finding still holds when we divide the sample into three subregions as well as when several robustness checks are performed.

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  • Ngoc Bao, Vuong & Yoshihisa, Suzuki, 2025. "Economic Integration and Financial Inclusion: Evidence from Middle-Income Countries," Journal of Economic Integration, Center for Economic Integration, Sejong University, vol. 40(1), pages 53-70.
    • Handle: RePEc:ris:integr:0934
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    Keywords

    Financial Inclusion; Economic Integration; Middle-Income Countrie;
    All these keywords.

    JEL classification:

    • F36 - International Economics - - International Finance - - - Financial Aspects of Economic Integration
    • F60 - International Economics - - Economic Impacts of Globalization - - - General

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