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Financial Inclusion and Resilience to COVID-19 Economic Shocks: Evidence from Kenya, Nigeria, and Uganda

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  • Abbie Turiansky
  • Erin Lipman
  • Arif Mamun
  • Cullen Seaton
  • Jonathan Gellar
  • Sarah Hughes

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We examine whether financial inclusion may help mitigate the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on households’ economic behavior and well-being in three Sub-Saharan African countries: Kenya, Nigeria, and Uganda.

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  • Abbie Turiansky & Erin Lipman & Arif Mamun & Cullen Seaton & Jonathan Gellar & Sarah Hughes, "undated". "Financial Inclusion and Resilience to COVID-19 Economic Shocks: Evidence from Kenya, Nigeria, and Uganda," Mathematica Policy Research Reports a7cc410219f848528f77e294d, Mathematica Policy Research.
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    financial iclusion; COVID-19; economic shocks; Kenya; Nigeria; Uganda; international;
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