Finance is good for the poor but it depends where you live

Examines whether the incomes of the poor systematically grow with average incomes and whether financial development enhances incomes

Abstract

The author examines whether or not the incomes of the poor systematically grow with average incomes, and whether financial development enhances the incomes of the poorest quintile. Following the methodology of Dollar and Kraay (2002), He find, once extending Dollar and Kraay’s data, their findings are robust to the Lucas critique and economic growth is important for poverty reduction universally. However, in comparison to other authors’ work he show financial development aids the incomes of the poor in certain regions, whilst it may be detrimental in others. This proposes evidence against a “one size fits all” model adding a further contribution to the literature on financial development and poverty.

This is an output from the ‘Politics, Finance and Growth’ Project

Citation

Johan Rewilak, Finance is good for the poor but it depends where you live, Journal of Banking & Finance, Volume 37, Issue 5, 2013, Pages 1451-1459,

Finance is good for the poor but it depends where you live

Published 1 May 2013