A decomposition of the gender gap in financial inclusion : evidence from Namibia

2020 ◽  
Vol 15 (4) ◽  
pp. 149-169
Author(s):  
Alfred Mukong ◽  
Nikanor Shiwayu ◽  
Teresia Kaulihowa
Keyword(s):  
Financial Institutions ◽  
Gender Gap ◽  
Financial Literacy ◽  
Probit Model ◽  
Individual Characteristics ◽  
Financial Inclusion ◽  
Financial Knowledge ◽  
Policy Action ◽  
Level Of Education ◽  
Disadvantaged Women

This paper investigated the determinants of the gender gap in financial inclusion in Namibia, a country where women are more financially included than men. We employed the probit model to identify the determinants of financial inclusion and the Fairlie decomposition to examine the contribution of these factors to the gender gap in financial inclusion. The results suggest that the observed gender gap in financially included is insignificant. We found that individual characteristics such as financial literacy, educational attainment and proximity to financial institutions, contribute positively and significantly to the observed gender gap. Thus, any policy action geared towards improving the level of financial inclusion of disadvantaged women should focus on enhancing their level of education, financial knowledge and access (proximity) to financial institutions. However, the contribution of other individual and household characteristics cannot be completely ignored.

Determinants of Financial Inclusion Gender Gap in Ethiopia: Evidence From Decomposition Analysis

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Shemelis Kebede Hundie ◽  
Daniel Tadesse Tulu
Keyword(s):  
Financial Institutions ◽  
Gender Gap ◽  
Decomposition Analysis ◽  
Financial Inclusion ◽  
Gender Mainstreaming ◽  
Economic Activities ◽  
Debit Card ◽  
The World ◽  
Males And Females ◽  
Emergency Fund

Abstract In Ethiopia, the gender gap in financial inclusion is high, and the effect of socioeconomic variables on the gap is not well investigated. As a result, this study uses the World Bank’s Global Findex database from 2017 to analyze magnitude and determinants of the gender gap in financial inclusion in Ethiopia. Using Fairlie decomposition technique, we find statistically significant gender gap in all indicators of financial inclusion under study in Ethiopia. The result shows that the highest financial inclusion gender gap is observed in formal saving followed by formal account holding. The decomposition results show males are 16.5%, 16.6%, 8.9 %, 8.4 %t, and 5.8% more likely to have a formal account, formal saving, borrowing, emergency fund possibility, and debit card ownership, respectively. We further decompose these gaps using Daymont and Andrisani approach and the result reveals that differences in coefficients between males and females explain 57.7% in formal saving, 43.4% in formal account holding, and 110.9% in borrowing from formal financial institutions. About 54.2% of the total gender gap in possibility of raising emergcency fund is attributed to differences in characteristics/predictors between the two genders while gender gap in debit card holding is explained by the iteraction between differences in characterisctics and coefficients. Being older, more educated, and wealthier favor financial inclusion, with age, employment, and education having a greater effect. Furthermore, gaps in coefficients, productivity, and advantage to males and disadvantage to females aggravate the gender gap in financial inclusion in Ethiopia. Gender mainstreaming in economic activities to increase income, employment opportunities and education for females to bridge the gender gap in financial inclusion is important.

Gender, Parental Characteristics, and Financial Knowledge of High School Students: Evidence From Multicountry Data

2019 ◽  
Vol 30 (1) ◽  
pp. 97-109 ◽  
Author(s):  
Rebecca G. Chambers ◽  
Carlos J. Asarta ◽  
Elizabeth N. Farley-Ripple
Keyword(s):  
High School ◽  
High School Students ◽  
Gender Gap ◽  
Financial Literacy ◽  
International Student ◽  
Student Assessment ◽  
Financial Knowledge ◽  
Literacy Assessment ◽  
School Students ◽  
International Student Assessment

This study examines the gender gap in financial literacy by using the Financial Literacy Assessment from the OECD's Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA). The analysis focuses on the influence of parents on their children's understanding of financial concepts, utilizing multilevel modeling procedures to examine variance among students, within schools, and within countries. Based on data from 18 countries, results suggest that a gender gap in financial knowledge favoring male high school students is present and that parents may influence their children's financial knowledge.

scholarly journals ПІДВИЩЕННЯ РІВНЯ ФІНАНСОВОЇ ГРАМОТНОСТІ ТА ФІНАНСОВОЇ ОСВІТИ — ВИКЛИК СУЧАСНОСТІ

2019 ◽  
Vol 13 ◽  
pp. 429-438
Author(s):  
Т. А. Латковська
Keyword(s):  
Financial Institutions ◽  
Financial Literacy ◽  
Financial Services ◽  
Financial Education ◽  
General Information ◽  
Financial Knowledge ◽  
System Protection

У статті розглядаються питання фінансової грамотності та фінансової освіти, які на сьогоднішній день є актуальними та необхідними. Доводиться, що недостатнє володіння основами фінансових знань і загальною інформацією громадян про свої права та обов'яз­ки викликає недовіру до фінансових установ, небажання використовувати їх як інстру­мент забезпечення збереження заощаджень та підвищення рівня добробуту. Робиться висновок про потребу системного захисту фінансових прав та законних інтересів широ­ких верств населення, створення умов для підвищення фінансової грамотності та фінан­сової освіти, створення механізмів досудового вирішення конфліктів між споживачами фінансових послуг та фінансовими інститутами.   The questions of financial literacy and financial education, being to date actual and necessary, are examined in the article. Proved, that the insufficient possessing bases of financial knowledge and general information of citizens about the rights and duties is caused mistrust to financial institutions, unwillingness to use them as an instrument of providing of maintenance of economies and increase of level of welfare. Drawn conclusion about the necessity of system protection of financial rights and legal interests of wide layers of population, in conditioning for the increase of financial literacy and financial education, in creation of mechanisms of pre-trial decision of conflicts between the consumers of financial services and financial institutes.

scholarly journals Digital Financial Services: Prospects and Challenges

2021 ◽  
Vol 24 ◽  
pp. 1-25
Author(s):  
Martha Gertruida Van Niekerk ◽  
Nkgolodishe Hermit Phaladi
Keyword(s):  
South Africa ◽  
Financial Institutions ◽  
Financial Literacy ◽  
Financial Services ◽  
Recognition System ◽  
Financial Inclusion ◽  
Market Abuse ◽  
Lack Of Information ◽  
Digital Identification ◽  
Verification Methods

Digital financial services (DFSs), being financial services accessed and delivered through digital channels, have grown rapidly in South Africa as well as globally. The adoption of the technology for DFSs has led to an increase in financial inclusion, enabling more individuals and businesses to have access to useful and affordable financial products and services, where payments, savings, credit, investment and insurance are included. Through the Financial Sector Regulation Act 9 of 2017 financial inclusion was statutorily enacted for the first time. The regulators are now empowered to insist that financial institutions take proactive steps to expand financial inclusion and can take the necessary steps to enforce these powers. One of the factors that have an influence on whether consumers will adopt DFSs is consumers' perspectives of DFSs. Lack of information and knowledge combined with the cost of data negatively influences the adoption of DFSs. The transfer of information to unbanked people in South Africa with regards to DFSs should be enhanced by the state as it strives to improve financial literacy. DFSs are susceptible to financial crimes like fraud, money laundering, terrorist financing, bribery, corruption and market abuse. The challenges that threaten the interests of customers should be addressed by stricter information verification methods when transacting with clients online. Technological detectors and digital identification should be used more effectively to verify customers and to alert authorities to suspicious transactions. Financial institutions might consider authenticating online transactions by thumb-print or a voice recognition system. This paper emphasises that because of the prospects of greater and deeper financial inclusion in South Africa, the use of DFSs has to be improved and developed and the challenges have to be constructively addressed to unleash the true potential thereof.

scholarly journals Women Access and Awareness of Financial Inclusion in Indonesia

2021 ◽  
Vol 19 (1) ◽  
pp. 39-50
Author(s):  
Lienggar Rahadiantino ◽  
Ariska Nurfajar Rini
Keyword(s):  
Mobile Phone ◽  
Financial Institutions ◽  
Probit Model ◽  
Financial Inclusion ◽  
Least Square ◽  
Mobile Banking ◽  
Ordinary Least Square ◽  
Savings And Loan ◽  
Saving Behavior

The financial system plays a role in creating a community economic development, especially overcoming gender disparities. This paper analyzes the effect of mobile phone on the financial inclusion of women's in Indonesia involving data from household surveys provided by the 2014 Family Life Survey. We use the probit model with Ordinary Least Square (OLS) methods and the variable procedure to examine how the role of mobile phone on women's awareness in accessing financial institutions, as well as increasing savings and loan ownership. Our estimation results found that mobile phone penetration significantly increased awareness of women to access formal financial institutions, improve saving behavior, higher credit amount and access mobile banking. Therefore, mobile phone brings great benefits in increasing financial inclusion, especially women in Indonesia.

scholarly journals Financial Inclusion and Financial Literacy in Low Income Group in Emerging Economy

2020 ◽  
Vol 6 (4) ◽  
pp. 1001-1008
Author(s):  
Hina Affandi ◽  
Qaisar Ali Malik
Keyword(s):  
Financial Institutions ◽  
Low Income ◽  
Financial Literacy ◽  
Relevant Literature ◽  
Financial Inclusion ◽  
Primary Data ◽  
Street Vendors ◽  
Policy Makers ◽  
Financial Products ◽  
The Impact

Purpose: Financial institutions engage in performing imperative part in the economic development of an economy through circulation of funds that resulting in employment and fair distribution of limited resources. Financial literacy results in usage of financial product and services provided by financial institutions that lead to pervasive growth of an economy. Financial inclusion takes into loop the excluded segment of a developing country to attain the desired financial and economic outcomes. Recognizing the importance of financial inclusion, this study is executed to investigate the impact of financial literacy on financial inclusion in street vendors. Design/methodology/approach: This study was conducted in twin cities Islamabad and Rawalpindi. Snowball and purposive sampling technique has been used in this study. Primary data has been collected from street vendors through semi structure interviews and questionnaire. Participatory action research design is used in this study. Deductive approach has been used for qualitative data analysis. Findings: The results of this study found that street vendors only name financial institutions. They don’t have knowledge about financial products and services provided by those financial institutions. Because of inadequate knowledge, majority of the street vendors do not use financial products and services which are available to them. A very small number of street vendors are using financial products and services. The expected outcomes of this study set a direction for policy makers of financial institutions about how to increase financial inclusion by considering the observed relations in this study. Practical implications: The results will help policy makers in formulating effective strategies to bring into the net that excluded segment, which if included will not only improve their quality of life but also augment to the sustainability and growth of economy through financial inclusion. Originality/value: As suggested by the recent relevant literature, the study is an attempt to identify those antecedents of financial inclusion, which has not been explored earlier in context of Pakistan, to extend the earlier findings through qualitative research method and to establish how financial inclusion can be made a success in achieving its desired outcomes in a developing economy.

DETERMINAN INKLUSI KEUANGAN DI INDONESIA (GLOBAL FINDEX 2014)

2018 ◽  
Vol 1 (1) ◽  
pp. 1
Author(s):  
Ari Nugroho ◽  
Evi Yulia Purwanti
Keyword(s):  
Financial Institutions ◽  
Financial Institution ◽  
Individual Characteristics ◽  
Financial Inclusion ◽  
Income Quintile ◽  
Bottom Of The Pyramid ◽  
Savings Accounts ◽  
The World Bank ◽  
Level Data ◽  
Inclusion Rate

Financial inclusion has been a trend since post 2008 crisis especially derived from the effects of the crisis towards the class in the bottom of the pyramid. Financial inclusion rate in Indonesia, if seen from three main indicators, is still low. Indonesians who have an account in financial institutions is at 35,95 percent and those who save is at 25,56 percent. Meanwhile, Indonesians who borrow in formal financial institutions are only at 13,3 percent. This study aims to examine individual characteristics in influencing three main indicators of financial inclusion, the ownership of the account, saving, and borrowing from formal financial institution in Indonesia. The data used is the micro-level data with 1000 respondents of the Indonesian population obtained from Global Findex 2014 issued by the World Bank. In accordance with the objectives of this study, the method used is the logit regression model.The results of the research shows that individual characteristics such as income level, education level, and age significantly affect ownership and savings accounts in formal financial institutions. While gender has no significant effect. In the third indicator which is the borrowing from formal financial institutions, only the poorest income quintile and age has a significant effect.

FINANCIAL LITERACY AND FINANCIAL INCLUSION EFFECTS ON STABILITY AND COMPETITIVENESS INDICATORS IN THE BANKING SECTOR: CROSS COUNTRY EVIDENCE FOR AFRICA AND THE WORLD

2021 ◽  
pp. 2150009
Author(s):  
JOÃO JUNGO ◽  
MARA MADALENO ◽  
ANABELA BOTELHO
Keyword(s):  
Credit Risk ◽  
Interest Rates ◽  
Financial Institutions ◽  
Financial Literacy ◽  
Financial Stability ◽  
Banking Sector ◽  
Financial Education ◽  
Financial Inclusion ◽  
The Stability ◽  
The Impact

Financial inclusion has allowed financial products with very high-interest rates and complex conditions to become increasingly affordable. Financial inclusion programs, which aim to reach all social strata, strongly expose financial institutions to risk and particularly credit risk. That said, additional interventions such as financial education of those included are needed. We aim to examine the impact of financial literacy and financial inclusion of households on bank performance. Specifically, we want to examine the impact of financial literacy on credit risk, competitiveness among banks and financial stability. The FGLS estimation results suggest that financial literacy and financial inclusion reduce credit risk and enhance the stability of banks, and regarding competitiveness, our results were inconclusive as they show different effects for each competitiveness indicator, although they point to improved competitiveness in some cases. This research allows policymakers to understand that individual financial attitudes can be reflected in the general welfare of financial institutions and encourages the intensification of programs aimed at improving household financial literacy.

scholarly journals Peningkatan Literasi Keuangan melalui Inovasi Si Apik bagi UMK Desa Tanjung Raya Kabupaten Lahat

2020 ◽  
Vol 4 (1) ◽  
pp. 117
Author(s):  
Yuliani Yuliani ◽  
Rasyid Hs Umrie ◽  
Samadi W Bakar
Keyword(s):  
Financial Institutions ◽  
Financial Literacy ◽  
General Public ◽  
Financial Knowledge ◽  
Small Enterprises ◽  
Financial Reports ◽  
Household Finances ◽  
Technology Innovations ◽  
Micro And Small Enterprises

ABSTRACTFinancial literacy is one of the keys to success for an entrepreneur. The classic problems that arise in Micro and Small Enterprises (MSEs) are the lack and difficulty of accessing capital in financial institutions, obstacles in preparing and recording financial reports, keeping the business growing and developing. This service aims to provide financial knowledge about increasing financial literacy and assisting people who have MSEs to conduct financial records and produce financial reports. This activities was implemented at Village Head’s Office of Suka Merindu, Lahat Regency. The method of delivering material through counseling in the form of education about saving, investment, insurance. The activity continued with assistance in making financial reports with the Android Si Apik technology innovations issued by Bank Indonesia. The number of target audiences is 40 MSEs. The results of this activities is MSEs know the types of savings, investment and the importance of insurance protection. MSEs experienced difficulties when using Si Apik because the recording of single bookkeeping was not yet owned. This activity is expected by the general public and MSEs to be able to manage household finances and business so that financial prosperity is achieved in the future. ABSTRAKLiterasi keuangan merupakan salah satu kunci keberhasilan bagi seorang entrepreneur. Permasalahan klasik yang muncul pada Usaha Mikro dan Kecil (UMK) adalah kurangnya dan kesulitan mengakses modal pada lembaga keuangan, hambatan dalam menyusun dan mencatat laporan keuangan, promosi penjualan dan menjaga agar usaha terus tumbuh dan berkembang. Pengabdian ini bertujuan untuk memberikan pengetahuan keuangan tentang literasi keuangan dan mendampingi masyarakat yang memiliki UMK dalam melakukan pencatatan keuangan hingga menghasilkan laporan keuangan. Kegiatan ini dilaksanakan di Kantor Kepala Desa Suka Merindu Kabupaten Lahat. Metode penyampaian materi melalui penyuluhan berupa edukasi tentang menabung, investasi, asuransi. Kegiatan dilanjutkan dengan pendampingan membuat laporan keuangan dengan metode inovasi Si Apik berbasis Android yang dikeluarkan oleh  Bank Indonesia. Jumlah khalayak sasaran adalah 40 UMK. Hasil kegiatan ini adalah UMK mengetahui jenis tabungan, investasi dan pentingnya perlindungan asuransi. UMK mangalami kesulitan saat menggunakan Si Apik karena pencatatan pembukuan tunggal belum dimiliki.  Kegiatan ini diharapkan masyarakat pada umumnya dan UMK mampu mengelola keuangan rumah tangga dan usahanya sehingga tercapai kesejahteraan dalam keuangan di masa mendatang.

scholarly journals Desa Digital dan Tingkat Literasi Keuangan Aparatur Desa: Studi Kasus Kabupaten Aceh Tamiang

2021 ◽  
Vol 21 (2) ◽  
pp. 220-234
Author(s):  
Fitriansyah Fitriansyah ◽  
Chaikal Nuryakin
Keyword(s):  
Local Government ◽  
Financial Literacy ◽  
Digital Literacy ◽  
Financial Inclusion ◽  
Social Benefits ◽  
Level Of Education ◽  
The Poor ◽  
Digital Services ◽  
The Government ◽  
The Village

Since 2014, to reach the poor for increasing financial inclusion, the government of Indonesia has been digitizing social benefits. Recently, local government has also been pushed to build a “Digital Village.” We argue that for such a program to succeed, a good level of financial and digital literacy of the village officials is necessary. We surveyed the village officials in 60 out of 215 Aceh Tamiang to examine their financial, digital, and DFS literacy. We find that the literacy of the village officials, on average, is low. The factors contributing to low financial literacy are age, level of education, and accessibility to financial and digital services. --------------------------------- Sejak tahun 2014, Pemerintah mendorong inklusi keuangan bagi masyarakat berpendapatan rendah melalui digitalisasi bantuan sosial. Perkembangan terbaru, pemerintah daerah juga didorong untuk membangun “Desa Digital”. Keberhasilan program ini menurut penulis, membutuhkan literasi keuangan dan literasi digital aparatur desa. Studi ini melakukan survei mengenai literasi keuangan, digital, dan keuangan digital dari aparatur desa di 60 desa dari 213 desa di Kabupaten Aceh Tamiang. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan bahwa secara rata-rata tingkat literasi masih rendah, bahkan cenderung kurang. Penelitian ini menemukan bahwa faktor usia, tingkat pendidikan, dan akses terhadap keuangan digital memengaruhi tingkat literasi keuangan aparatur desa.

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