Arbeitspapier
Financial access, governance and insurance sector development in Sub-Saharan Africa
Purpose - This study investigates the role of financial access in moderating the effect of governance on insurance consumption in 42 Sub-Saharan African countries using data for the period 2004-2014. Design/methodology/approach - Two life insurance indicators are used, notably: life insurance and non-life insurance. Six governance measurements are also used, namely: political stability, "voice & accountability", government effectiveness, regulation quality, corruption-control and the rule of law. The empirical evidence is based on the Generalised Method of Moments (GMM) and Least Squares Dummy Variable Corrected (LSDVC) estimators. Findings - Estimations from the LSDVC are not significant while the following main findings are established from the GMM. First, financial access promotes life insurance through channels of political stability, "voice & accountability", government effectiveness, the rule of law and corruption-control. Second, financial access also stimulates non-life insurance via governance mechanisms of political stability, "voice & accountability", government effectiveness, regulation quality, the rule of law and corruption-control. Originality/value - This research complements the sparse literature on insurance promotion in Africa by engaging the hitherto unexplored role of financial access through governance channels.
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Englisch
- Erschienen in
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Series: AGDI Working Paper ; No. WP/19/044
- Klassifikation
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Wirtschaft
Education: Government Policy
Welfare, Well-Being, and Poverty: General
Financial Institutions and Services: General
Economic Development: Financial Markets; Saving and Capital Investment; Corporate Finance and Governance
Economywide Country Studies: Africa
- Thema
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Insurance
Finance
Governance
Sub-Saharan Africa
- Ereignis
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Geistige Schöpfung
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Asongu, Simplice
Odhiambo, Nicholas M.
- Ereignis
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Veröffentlichung
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African Governance and Development Institute (AGDI)
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Yaoundé
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2019
- Handle
- Letzte Aktualisierung
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10.03.2025, 11:42 MEZ
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Objekttyp
- Arbeitspapier
Beteiligte
- Asongu, Simplice
- Odhiambo, Nicholas M.
- African Governance and Development Institute (AGDI)
Entstanden
- 2019
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