Finance, Inequality and Inclusive Education in Sub-Saharan Africa

Economic Analysis and Policy, 67, September 2020, pp. 162-177.

35 Pages Posted: 2 Sep 2020

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Simplice Asongu

African Governance and Development Institute

Joseph Nnanna

Development Bank of Nigeria

Paul N. Acha-Anyi

Walter Sisulu University; Walter Sisulu University - School of Law

Date Written: January 2020

Abstract

This research complements the extant literature by establishing inequality critical masses that should not be exceeded in order for financial access to promote gender parity inclusive education in Sub-Saharan Africa. The focus is on 42 countries in the sub-region and the data is for the period 2004-2014. The estimation approach is the Generalized Method of Moments. When remittances are involved in the conditioning information set, the Palma ratio should not exceed 6.000 in order for financial access to promote gender parity inclusive “primary and secondary education” and the Atkinson index should not exceed 0.695 in order for financial access to promote inclusive tertiary education. However, when the internet is involved in the conditioning information set, it is established that in order for financial access to promote inclusive primary and secondary education, the:

(i) Gini coefficient should not exceed 0.571;

(ii) Atkinson index should not be above 0.750 and

(iii) Palma ratio should be maintained below 8.000.

Irrespective of variable in the conditioning information set, what is apparent is that inequality decreases the incidence of financial access on inclusive education. Hence, a common policy measure is to reduce inequality in order to promote inclusive education using the financial access mechanism. Policy implications are discussed in the light of Sustainable Development Goals.

Keywords: Africa; Finance; Gender; Inclusive Development

JEL Classification: G20; I10; I32; O40; O55

Suggested Citation

Asongu, Simplice and Nnanna, Joseph and Acha-Anyi, Paul N., Finance, Inequality and Inclusive Education in Sub-Saharan Africa (January 2020). Economic Analysis and Policy, 67, September 2020, pp. 162-177., Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=3655319 or http://dx.doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.3655319

Simplice Asongu (Contact Author)

African Governance and Development Institute ( email )

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Cameroon

Joseph Nnanna

Development Bank of Nigeria ( email )

Maitama, Abuja
Nigeria

Paul N. Acha-Anyi

Walter Sisulu University ( email )

Department of Tourism
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East London, Eastern Cape
South Africa

Walter Sisulu University - School of Law ( email )

Nelson Mandela Drive
Mthatha, Eastern Cape 5099
South Africa

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