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Financial Access And Value Added In Sub‐Saharan Africa:

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  • Simplice A. Asongu
  • Nicholas M. Odhiambo

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This research assesses the importance of financial access on value added in three economic sectors in 25 countries in Sub‐Saharan Africa using data for the period 1980–2014. The empirical evidence is based on the Generalized Method of Moments. Financial access is measured with private domestic credit, while the three outcome variables are: value added in the agricultural, manufacturing, and service sectors, respectively. Enhancing financial access does not significantly improve value added in the agricultural and manufacturing sectors, while enhancing financial access improves value added in the service sector. An extended analysis shows that, in order for the positive net incidence of enhancing credit access on value added to the service sector to be maintained, complementary policies are required when domestic credit to the private sector is between 77.50 percent and 98.50 percent of GDP. Policy implications are discussed. Esta investigación evalúa la importancia del acceso financiero en el valor agregado en tres sectores económicos en 25 países de África subsahariana utilizando datos para el período 1980–2014. La evidencia empírica se basa en el Método Generalizado de Momentos. El acceso financiero se mide con el crédito interno privado, mientras que las tres variables de resultado son: valor agregado, respectivamente, en los sectores agrícola, manufacturer, y de servicios. Mejorar el acceso financiero no mejora significativamente el valor agregado en los sectores agrícola y manufacturero, mientras que mejorar el acceso financiero incrementa el valor agregado en el sector de servicios. Un análisis más amplio muestra que, para que se mantenga la incidencia neta positiva de mejorar el acceso al crédito sobre el valor agregado del sector servicios, se requieren políticas complementarias cuando el crédito interno al sector privado se encuentra entre el 77.50% y el 98.50% del PIB. Se discuten las implicaciones políticas. 本研究使用1980–2014年数据,评估了撒哈拉以南非洲25个国家的三个经济部门中金融服务获取对附加值产生的重要性 。实证证据基于广义矩估计。使用私人国内信贷衡量金融服务获取,三个结果变量分别为农业、制造业和服务业中的附加值。金融服务获取的提高并不会显著提升农业和制造业的附加值,但会提高服务业的附加值。进一步分析表明,为了持续“信贷获取的提高对服务业附加值产生的净税负归宿”这一正效果,当私人部门的国内信贷位于GDP的77.50%‐98.50%之间时,需要配套的政策支持。探讨了政策意义。

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  • Simplice A. Asongu & Nicholas M. Odhiambo, 2022. "Financial Access And Value Added In Sub‐Saharan Africa:," World Affairs, John Wiley & Sons, vol. 185(2), pages 359-382, June.
  • Handle: RePEc:wly:woraff:v:185:y:2022:i:2:p:359-382
    DOI: 10.1177/00438200221080998
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