| 来源类型 | Discussion paper
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| 规范类型 | 论文
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| 来源ID | DP16323
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| DP16323 Epidemic Exposure, Fintech Adoption, and the Digital Divide |
| Orkun Saka
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| 发表日期 | 2022-03-31
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| 出版年 | 2022
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| 语种 | 英语
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| 摘要 | We ask whether epidemic exposure leads to a shift in financial technology usage and who participates in this shift. We exploit a dataset combining Gallup World Polls and Global Findex surveys for some 250,000 individuals in 140 countries, merging them with information on the incidence of epidemics and local 3G internet infrastructure. Epidemic exposure is associated with an increase in remote-access (online/mobile) banking and substitution from bank branch-based to ATM activity. The temporary nature of the effects we identify is more consistent with a demand channel rather than that of supply with high initial fixed costs. Exploring heterogeneity using a machine-learning driven approach, we find that young, high-income earners in full-time employment have the greatest tendency to shift to online/mobile transactions in response to epidemics. Baseline effects are larger for individuals with better ex ante 3G signal coverage, highlighting the role of the digital divide in adaption to new technologies necessitated by adverse external shocks. |
| 主题 | Financial Economics
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| 关键词 | Epidemics
Fintech
Banking
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| URL | https://cepr.org/publications/dp16323-0
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| 来源智库 | Centre for Economic Policy Research (United Kingdom)
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| 资源类型 | 智库出版物
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| 条目标识符 | http://119.78.100.153/handle/2XGU8XDN/546154
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Orkun Saka. DP16323 Epidemic Exposure, Fintech Adoption, and the Digital Divide. 2022.
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