Kwara State University
Akande Rashidat
Designation: Lecturer 2
Department: Economics and Development Studies
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| S/N | Title | Abstract | Authors | Volume Numbers | Publication Type | Publication Date | Link | |
| 1 | Informal Sector Size and Financial Development in Subsaharan Africa |
With the persistent increase in the size of the informal sector and its continuous coexistence alongside formal sector and institutional development, this study empirically examines the effect of informal sector size on the financial development in Sub-Saharan Africa for the period 1996-2019. The study represents financial market development by the financial market depth, which is regressed against informal sector size, growth rate of gross domestic product, interest rate, trade openness, and institutional quality index. The study relied on the estimates of the Discroll-Kraay and IV-2LS. Results indicate that informality repressed financial development, while trade openness, growth rate of gross domestic product, interest rate, and institutional quality have a positive impact on financial development. It is therefore recommended for policymakers to reduce the size of informality as a means of improving the financial sector. | Jimoh, S. Akande, R.S. AbdulKareem, H.K.K. Jimoh, O.D., Sulaiman, T.T. Yusuf, T.Y. Adegboye, I. and Usman, A. M | 30 | Journal Article | 2022-04-04 | ||