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Effective monetary policy, banks' pricing behaviour and human development in Africa

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  • Abdul Ganiyu Iddrisu
  • Alhassan Andani
  • Joshua Yindenaba Abor

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This paper empirically examines the effect of monetary policy effectiveness on human development in Africa. We employ both micro-bank level and macro-country level data. Bank level data are taken from the bank scope database maintained by Fitch/IBCA/Bureau Van Dijk. Series are yearly, covering a sample of 320 banks across 29 African countries. Panel fixed effects, random effects and IV regressions were estimated for the period 2002 to 2013. For our IV estimation, the paper explores an instrumental variable based on the fact that effective monetary policy is conditional on the independence of the central bank. The regression results that ensued suggest that; first, effective monetary policy translates to high banks' loan and deposit prices. Building on these results and employing various specifications of banks' pricing strategy, the second test suggests that, high banks' pricing induced by effective monetary policy tends to increase human development. Results of the net effects eventually suggest that effective monetary policy, overall, does not improve human development.

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  • Abdul Ganiyu Iddrisu & Alhassan Andani & Joshua Yindenaba Abor, 2022. "Effective monetary policy, banks' pricing behaviour and human development in Africa," International Journal of Banking, Accounting and Finance, Inderscience Enterprises Ltd, vol. 13(1), pages 61-87.
    • Handle: RePEc:ids:injbaf:v:13:y:2022:i:1:p:61-87
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