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Developing an Index of Financial Inclusion: An Average Ratio Approach

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  • Okpara, Godwin Chigozie

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As financial inclusion gains popularity in developed and developing economies, there is a need for a single index, (simple in computation with little or no assumptions) that pools together the financial inclusion indicators adopted by the IMF financial access survey. The various variants of financial inclusion indicators need to be pooled together in an easy manner into a value that depicts an index. This paper is faced with the challenge of filling the lacuna. To hold the bull by the horn, the author used average of ratio index method to come up with an index called chi-wins financial inclusion index (CFII).

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  • Okpara, Godwin Chigozie, 2013. "Developing an Index of Financial Inclusion: An Average Ratio Approach," MPRA Paper 49505, University Library of Munich, Germany.
    • Handle: RePEc:pra:mprapa:49505
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    Keywords

    Financial inclusion; average of ratio index; chi-wins FII; financial proportional performance.;
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    JEL classification:

    • C43 - Mathematical and Quantitative Methods - - Econometric and Statistical Methods: Special Topics - - - Index Numbers and Aggregation
    • G21 - Financial Economics - - Financial Institutions and Services - - - Banks; Other Depository Institutions; Micro Finance Institutions; Mortgages

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