Theoretical and Conceptual Framework of Access to Financial Services by Farmers in Emerging Economies: Implication for Empirical Analysis

Acta Universitatis Sapientiae: Economics and Business

Awunyo-Vitor Dadson¹ 

[1] Department of Agricultural Economics, Agribusiness and Extension, Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology College of Agriculture and Natural ResourcesGhana;

关键词: financial services;    savings;    credit;    developing economies;    farmers;    g21;    q14;   

DOI  :  10.1515/auseb-2018-0003

来源: DOAJ

【 摘 要 】

This paper presents a discussion on the theoretical and conceptual framework on issues relating to access to financial services. The discussion begins by providing details of various theories that underpin the demand and supply side of access to financial services. The supply dimension of access to financial services is guided by the information asymmetry theory and the transaction cost theory, while the key demand dimension theories are the delegated monitoring theory and the rational choice theory. In the later sections, a conceptual framework was developed for the empirical evaluation of access to financial services and its impact on productivity with particular reference to farmers in emerging economies. The last section provides the concluding remarks, which recommends the use of empirical analyses to access factors influencing access and the impact of the access to farmers’ productivity.

【 授权许可】

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