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Solutions to Financial Exclusion in Rural and Depopulated Areas: Evidence Based in Castilla y León (Spain)

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  • Sergio Luis Náñez Alonso

    (DEKIS Research Group, Department of Economics, Catholic University of Ávila, 05005 Avila, Spain)

  • Javier Jorge-Vazquez

    (DEKIS Research Group, Department of Economics, Catholic University of Ávila, 05005 Avila, Spain)

  • Ricardo Francisco Reier Forradellas

    (DEKIS Research Group, Department of Economics, Catholic University of Ávila, 05005 Avila, Spain)

  • Elena Ahijado Dochado

    (Independent Researcher, Catholic University of Ávila, 05005 Avila, Spain)

Abstract

Access to banking and financial services is defined by various international organizations as essential to ensure the development of countries and regions. However, this access is not always guaranteed, even in developed countries. Our study focuses on analyzing the current situation of several rural and depopulated areas of Castilla y León (Spain) in terms of access to banking services and cash. For this purpose, an initial spatial analysis has been carried out to compute the access to these services measured in kilometers needed to travel to access them. Subsequently, we included, as a possible solution, the access to these financial services through their implementation (as a cash back point) in the extensive Spanish network of pharmacies. The results obtained in the spatial analysis show that the introduction of the network of pharmacies as a point of access to cash means a significant reduction in the distance to travel in municipalities in rural and unpopulated areas in order to access cash. In the case of the province of Avila the distance would be reduced by 55%, in the province of Segovia the distance would be reduced by 38.5%, in the province of Soria the distance would be reduced by 20%, in the province of Palencia the distance would be reduced by 22%; and finally in the province of Zamora the distance would be reduced by 33%.

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  • Sergio Luis Náñez Alonso & Javier Jorge-Vazquez & Ricardo Francisco Reier Forradellas & Elena Ahijado Dochado, 2022. "Solutions to Financial Exclusion in Rural and Depopulated Areas: Evidence Based in Castilla y León (Spain)," Land, MDPI, vol. 11(1), pages 1-19, January.
    • Handle: RePEc:gam:jlands:v:11:y:2022:i:1:p:74-:d:717428
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    1. Ibrahim Bozkurt & Rıfat Karakuş & Melek Yildiz, 2018. "Spatial Determinants of Financial Inclusion over Time," Journal of International Development, John Wiley & Sons, Ltd., vol. 30(8), pages 1474-1504, November.
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