Does Access to Finance Alleviates Poverty: A Systematic Review

Bijendra Sharma; Akash Chaurasia

doi:10.55927/ijba.v3i5.6560

Authors

Bijendra Sharma Sikkim university
Akash Chaurasia Sikkim University

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.55927/ijba.v3i5.6560

Keywords:

Financial Accessibility, Poverty Reduction, Financial Inclusion, Economic Growth

Abstract

This paper aims to find out the nexus between financial accessibility or access to finance and poverty employing a systematic literature review approach. Two databases, Web of Science and EBSCO, were considered and 7 papers were shortlisted and reviewed using PRISMA guidelines for this study. The study finds out that there is a positive relationship between financial outreach or accessibility and reduction in poverty. But there is a thin relation between financial accessibility and reduction of poverty in urban areas. There is an empirical but bounded evidence between financial accessibility and welfare of households.

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