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Microfinance and Financial Inclusion

Microfinance and Financial Inclusion is a research topic within Economics and Econometrics. Science Explorer counts 31k research works in it since 1952. 10.1% of them reached the world's top 10% most cited for their field and year.

This cluster of papers focuses on the intersection of microfinance, gender empowerment, and economic development. It explores the impact of microfinance on poverty reduction, financial inclusion, and women's empowerment, with a particular emphasis on access to finance, social capital, and the role of mobile money in promoting economic opportunities for the poor.

  • Microfinance
  • Empowerment
  • Gender Equality
  • Financial Inclusion
  • Poverty Reduction
  • Economic Development
  • Women's Empowerment
  • Access to Finance
  • Social Capital
  • Mobile Money
Research works
31k
fractional, since 1952
In the world top 10%
3.2k
per year above
Top-10% rate
10.1%
share of its works in the world top 10%
Growth, 2018-21 → 2022-25
+46%
the tick is no change
Largest producer
India
28% of the 10 largest, 2022-now
Microfinance and Financial Inclusion
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