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Does bank concentration stem from financial inclusion in Africa?

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  • Désiré Avom
  • Chrysost Bangake
  • Hermann Ndoya

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This paper provides original econometric evidence on whether banking concentration stems from financial inclusion in African countries. In applying a system generalized methods of moments (SGMM) and the panel threshold regression method to a sample of 30 African countries for 2004–2017, we find two main results. First, bank concentration negatively and significantly affects financial inclusion in Africa. Second, as far as the nonlinear relationship is concerned, we find two extreme regimes with a smooth shift characterizing the bank concentration–financial inclusion nexus, with respect to conditional variables; bank concentration effects are negative and significant under the first regime and positive and significant under the second. Furthermore, our findings show that the nonlinear relationship between bank concentration and financial inclusion depends on the levels of financial freedom, mobile phones penetration, protection of property rights, control of corruption and regulatory quality. The results are robust to alternative measures of banking market structure, such as Lerner index and Boone indicator and to the panel smooth transition regression (PSTR).

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  • Désiré Avom & Chrysost Bangake & Hermann Ndoya, 2022. "Does bank concentration stem from financial inclusion in Africa?," Applied Economics, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 54(28), pages 3261-3278, June.
  • Handle: RePEc:taf:applec:v:54:y:2022:i:28:p:3261-3278
    DOI: 10.1080/00036846.2021.2006134
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    1. Simplice A. Asongu & Emeride F. Kayo & Vanessa S. Tchamyou & Therese E. Zogo, 2024. "Banking concentration, information sharing and women's political empowerment in developing countries," Working Papers 24/028, European Xtramile Centre of African Studies (EXCAS).
    2. Nchofoung, Tii N. & Asongu, Simplice A. & Tchamyou, Vanessa S., 2024. "Gender political inclusion and inclusive finance in Africa," Economic Systems, Elsevier, vol. 48(2).
    3. Sulehri, Fiaz Ahmad & Ali, Amjad, 2024. "Financial Inclusion Dynamics: A Cross-Country Examination of Bank Concentration and Policy Strategies," MPRA Paper 121284, University Library of Munich, Germany.
    4. Shubham Chavriya & Gagan Deep Sharma & Mandeep Mahendru, 2024. "Financial inclusion as a tool for sustainable macroeconomic growth: An integrative analysis," Annals of Public and Cooperative Economics, Wiley Blackwell, vol. 95(2), pages 527-551, June.
    5. Hermann Ndoya & Charly Tsala & Brice Kamguia, 2024. "What drive financial inclusion gender gap in Cameroon? A Fairlie decomposition approach," Bulletin of Economic Research, Wiley Blackwell, vol. 76(3), pages 822-838, July.
    6. Itchoko M.M. Mwa Ndjokou, Prince Piva Asaloko, 2024. "Empirical verification of the link between the digital divide and women's economic participation in Africa," European Journal of Comparative Economics, Cattaneo University (LIUC), vol. 21(1), pages 123-164, June.
    7. Avom, Désiré & Bangaké, Chrysost & Ndoya, Hermann, 2023. "Do financial innovations improve financial inclusion? Evidence from mobile money adoption in Africa," Technological Forecasting and Social Change, Elsevier, vol. 190(C).

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