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Is Financial Sector Evolution Pivotal in Poverty Alleviation in Sri Lanka?

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dc.contributor.author Kannangara, S.D.P.P
dc.contributor.author Gooneratne, D.W.A.
dc.date.accessioned 2022-11-24T09:05:01Z
dc.date.available 2022-11-24T09:05:01Z
dc.date.issued 2022
dc.identifier.citation Kannangara S.D.P.P.; Gooneratne D.W.A. (2022), Is Financial Sector Evolution Pivotal in Poverty Alleviation in Sri Lanka?, 13th International Conference on Business and Information, Faculty of Commerce and Management Studies, University of Kelaniya Sri Lanka. 19-20. en_US
dc.identifier.uri http://repository.kln.ac.lk/handle/123456789/25620
dc.description.abstract The studies in the field of financial sector development have gradually flourished, drawing increased attention from scholars globally. The rich literature posits that financial development is a core requirement in achieving the economic growth of a country. World Bank postulates that the evolution in a country's financial sector ensures capital accumulation via savings growth, mobilization of funds, risk management, and continuous flow of foreign direct investments whilst reinforcing efficient capital allocations leading to economic development. Albeit efficient credit allocations and increased investments correspond to financial development, inequalities in income distribution are often visible in society. Raising the savings rate, mobilising and pooling funds, producing investment information, facilitating and encouraging foreign capital inflows, optimising capital allocation, economic growth through capital accumulation, and technical advancement is essential to the financial sector development in poverty alleviation. The study investigates the impact of financial sector development on poverty alleviation in Sri Lanka. The study adopts a quantitative approach where secondary data are manually collected from 1960-2020. Financial sector evolution was proxied through broad money stock (M3) to nominal GDP ratio and domestic bank credit to the private sector to GDP ratio, whereas poverty alleviation was measured using the per capita consumption expenditure. The study employs Auto Regressive Distributed Lag (ARDL) technique to analyze the relationship between the variables. The co-integration test results of the study depict a long-run relationship between financial development and poverty alleviation in Sri Lanka. The ARDL test results posit that financial development coupled with economic growth lessens poverty in both the long and short run. Further, the Causality test corroborates an optimistic and unidirectional causality from financial development to poverty reduction in the Sri Lankan context. The study results reflect the importance of continuous developments in the financial sector by improving financial accessibility and diversifying financial products while reinforcing the financial institutions of the country aiming at the underserved market segments. en_US
dc.publisher Faculty of Commerce and Management Studies, University of Kelaniya Sri Lanka en_US
dc.subject Financial Development, Poverty Alleviation, Sri Lanka en_US
dc.title Is Financial Sector Evolution Pivotal in Poverty Alleviation in Sri Lanka? en_US


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