Across the globe, a rise in income inequality has been experienced for the last two decades,
particularly in developing countries. This problem of income inequality poses a challenge to …

Credit plays a significant role in the performance of the banking sector. This research relates
financial integration to the credit risk of banks. We compute a measure of financial …

Infrastructure is the lifeline for fulfilling most of the basic needs that support the well-being
and prosperity of human society. To sustain improvements in quality of life, China, as a …

The aim of this paper is to identify the drivers that could increase the financial integration of
microfinance institutions with commercial banks. Importantly, financial integration ensures …

We investigate the effect of financial integration on a banking crisis. In contrast to existing
works, we allow for capital restrictions while studying the impact of financial integration on a …

Abstract Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) proposed in 2013 has received wide research
attention in recent years. However, rigorous quantitative studies on BRI's impact on regional …

Using firm-level loan contracts, we generate aggregate measures of financial connections
and examine how these indices relate to income inequality in sub-Saharan African (SSA) …

This study investigates the effect of financial development on income inequality and poverty
in the context of the ASEAN (Association of Southeast Asian Nations) economy …

Purpose: This research aims to determine the correlation between financial integration and
financial stability and whether increasing financial integration leads to increased financial …

Economic integration plays an important role in promoting economic growth. However, it can
also increase inequality, although the relationship between economic integration and …