Department of Economic Studies
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Policy Briefs

G20 Indonesia 2022

An Inclusive Model for Rural Transformation
Policy area: Food and Agriculture
Julius Gatune (The African Center for Economic Transformation), Ir. Huub L.M. Mudde (Maastricht School of Management), Sandeep Kaur (Department of Economic Studies), Dian Verawati Panjaitan (Department of Economics), Vijay Kumar Chattu (University of Toronto), Jaskaran Singh (Department of Economics), Harpreet Singh (Guru Nanak Dev University), Diederik P. de Boer (Director Expert Centre on Emerging Economies), Nunung Nuryartono (IPB University), Anton Sneyders (Maastricht School of Management)
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This policy brief aims to construct and analyze indices for access and usage dimensions of digital financial inclusion (DFI) in G20 economies, incorporating demographic characteristics such as gender, age, ...