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The Role Of Economic Growth In Modulating Mobile Connectivity Dynamics For Financial Inclusion In Developing Countries

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  • Simplice A. Asongu
  • Nicholas M. Odhiambo

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This study establishes economic growth needed for supply‐side mobile money drivers in developing countries to be positively related to mobile money innovations in the perspectives of mobile money accounts, the mobile phone used to send money, and the mobile phone used to receive money. The empirical evidence is based on Tobit regressions. For the negative net relationships that are computed, minimum economic growth thresholds are established above which the net negative relationships become net positive relationships. The following minimum economic growth rates are required for nexuses between supply‐side mobile money drivers and mobile money innovations to be positive: (i) 6.109 percent (6.193%) of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) growth for mobile connectivity performance to be positively associated with the mobile phone used to send (receive) money and (ii) 4.590 percent (4.259%) of GDP growth for mobile connectivity coverage to be positively associated with the mobile phone used to send (receive) money. Este estudio establece el crecimiento económico necesario para que los impulsores del dinero móvil del lado de la oferta en los países en desarrollo se relacionen positivamente con las innovaciones del dinero móvil en las perspectivas de las cuentas de dinero móvil, el teléfono móvil utilizado para enviar dinero y el teléfono móvil utilizado para recibir dinero. La evidencia empírica se basa en regresiones de Tobit. Para las relaciones netas negativas que se calculan, se establecen umbrales mínimos de crecimiento económico por encima de los cuales las relaciones netas negativas se convierten en relaciones netas positivas. Se requieren las siguientes tasas mínimas de crecimiento económico para que los nexos entre los impulsores del dinero móvil del lado de la oferta y las innovaciones del dinero móvil sean positivos: (i) 6.109 percent (6.193%) del crecimiento del PIB para que el desempeño de la conectividad móvil se asocie positivamente con el teléfono móvil utilizado para enviar (recibir) dinero; y (ii) 4.590 percent (4.259%) del crecimiento del PIB para la cobertura de conectividad móvil se asocie positivamente con el teléfono móvil utilizado para enviar (recibir) dinero. 本研究透过移动货币账户和用于收汇款的移动手机视角,确定了发展中国家供给侧移动货币驱动因素与移动货币创新呈正相关所需的经济增长。实证证据基于Tobit回归。对于计算的负净关系,建立最低经济增长阈值,高于该阈值的净负关系变为净正关系。要使供给侧移动货币驱动因素与移动货币创新之间的关系为正,则需要以下最低经济增长率:(i)若移动互联表现与收汇款的移动手机呈正相关,则所需GDP增长至少为6.109 percent (6.193%)(ii)若移动互联覆盖率与收汇款的移动手机呈正相关,则所需GDP增长至少为4.590 percent(4.259%)。

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  • Simplice A. Asongu & Nicholas M. Odhiambo, 2022. "The Role Of Economic Growth In Modulating Mobile Connectivity Dynamics For Financial Inclusion In Developing Countries," World Affairs, John Wiley & Sons, vol. 185(3), pages 530-556, September.
  • Handle: RePEc:wly:woraff:v:185:y:2022:i:3:p:530-556
    DOI: 10.1177/00438200221104515
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    1. Simplice Asongu & Nicholas M. Odhiambo, 2023. "Health performance and economic growth in sub-Saharan Africa: new evidence based on quantile regressions," International Journal of Social Economics, Emerald Group Publishing Limited, vol. 50(12), pages 1655-1671, May.

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