Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: https://hdl.handle.net/10419/325650 
Year of Publication: 
2023
Citation: 
[Journal:] Italian Review of Agricultural Economics (REA) [ISSN:] 2281-1559 [Volume:] 78 [Issue:] 1 [Year:] 2023 [Pages:] 33-48
Publisher: 
Firenze University Press, Florence
Abstract: 
The main purpose of this paper is to examine the impact of financial inclusion on agricultural productivity in South Asian countries from 2004 to 2018. By following the Human Development Index method, we construct a multidimensional time-varying financial inclusion index to measure the level of financial inclusion. The long-run elasticity of financial inclusion on agricultural productivity is examined by using the FMOLS and DOLS approaches. The empirical results confirm that financial inclusion has a positive impact on agricultural productivity. Furthermore, the interaction term between financial inclusion and human capital is positively associated with agricultural productivity. These results suggest that South Asian countries can increase agricultural productivity by improving the coverage of financial inclusion in the long run.
Subjects: 
agricultural productivity
financial inclusion
financial inclusion index
FMOLS and DOLS
JEL: 
O43
G21
Q14
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Creative Commons License: 
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Document Type: 
Article

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