Financial Deepening, Property Rights and Poverty: Evidence From Sub-Saharan Africa
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WP; Gini coefficient; GDP; financial development; poverty alleviation; income distribution; Africa; poverty gap; poverty indicator; dependent variable; allocation mechanism; decrease poverty; absolute value; positive correlation; Financial sector development; Credit; Income inequality; Sub-Saharan Africa;All these keywords.
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