Characteristics of Unbanked Households in the Republic of Congo
Open Access
- 1 January 2022
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Scientific Research Publishing, Inc. in Theoretical Economics Letters
- Vol. 12 (01), 6-18
- https://doi.org/10.4236/tel.2022.121002
Abstract
The objective of this article is to highlight the characteristics of unbanked households in the Republic of Congo. Starting from the Binomial Logit model based on data from the survey conducted by the National Credit Council (2015), the results show that age, gender, marital status, average income, holding an account with mobile money services, socio-professional category, type of employer are categories whose characteristics help define the profile of unbanked households in the Republic of Congo. Based on the results obtained, we can define the profile of an unbanked household in the Republic of Congo as follows: the unbanked Congolese household is most likely female, under 35 years of age, unmarried, does not have an account with mobile money services, is not a manager, works in the public sector and has an average income of less than 150,000 CFA francs. We recommend the public authorities to expand the device "payment of wages by bank account" to the private sector.Keywords
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