Account ownership and use of financial services among individuals: Evidence from selected Sub-Saharan African economies

Author:

Letenah Ejigu Wale

Publisher:

Emerald Publishing Limited

Date published:

2017

Record type:

Journal article

Region:

Africa

Responsibility:

Makina, Daniel, jt, author

Journal Title:

African Journal of Economic and Management Studies

Source:

African Journal of Economic and Management Studies, Vol. 8, No. 1, 2017, pp. 19-35

Subject:

SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA

FINANCIAL INCLUSION

Abstract:

The purpose of this paper is to understand the effect of individual characteristics (such as sex, age, education and income) on the likelihood of account ownership and use in selected Sub-Saharan African (SSA) economies. Account use is operationalized into two constructs namely the use of account to save and the frequency of account use.

Language:

English

Catagory URL:

http://www.emeraldinsight.com

Subject profile :

Budgeting / Finance / Accounting

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.1108/AJEMS-03-2017-146

CITATION: Letenah Ejigu Wale. Account ownership and use of financial services among individuals: Evidence from selected Sub-Saharan African economies . : Emerald Publishing Limited , 2017. African Journal of Economic and Management Studies, Vol. 8, No. 1, 2017, pp. 19-35 - Available at: http://library.au.int/account-ownership-and-use-financial-services-among-individuals-evidence-selected-sub-saharan-african