Can digital financial inclusion (DFI) effectively alleviate poverty? Evidence from Asian countries
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2025-06
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Emerald
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The study constructed a digital financial inclusion index using principal component analysis (PCA). To determine the long-run relationship among the identified variables, this study uses various panel econometric techniques such as cross-sectional dependence (CSD) tests; second-generation unit root tests including CIPS and CADF; Pedroni, Kao and Westerlund cointegration tests; CS-ARDL, Driscoll–Kraay (DK) standard error approach and Dumitrescu and Hurlin (D&H) causality tests.
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Economics, Digital financial inclusions, Poverty alleviation, Driscoll–Kraay standard error approach, Asian economies