Using a panel fixed effects model for a sample of 121 countries covering 1975–2005, we
examine how financial development, financial liberalization and banking crises are related …

Although theory suggests that financial market imperfections–mainly information
asymmetries, market segmentation and transaction costs–prevent poor people from …

This study explores the impacts of country risks on the relationship between energy
consumption and financial development for 79 countries. By using the panel smooth …

The study aims to address the dynamic common correlated effects of trade openness, FDI,
and institutional performance on environmental quality in OIC countries. Mostly, pollutants …

The voluminous empirical research on the effect of financial development on income
inequality has yielded mixed results. In this paper, we collect 2127 estimates reported in 116 …

Purpose The aim of the study is to examine the impact of financial inclusion on poverty,
income inequality and financial stability using panel data of 54 African countries …

We develop a theory linking financial inclusion, defined as access to formal loans and
financial assets, to income inequality. Initial inequality of households is modeled by a …

Human activities in the form of technological innovations and institutional performance are
degrading environmental quality all over the world by rising the greenhouse gas (GHG) …

This study explores the non-linear effects of both finance development and country risks on
income inequality when countries' risk changes through a broad sample of 59 countries over …

While economic theory suggests a wide range of potential determinants of income
inequality, there is little consensus regarding the most relevant ones. Such a lack of …