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The moderating role of education on the financial inclusion-food poverty nexus: the case of Uganda

Florence Barugahara & Sharin McDowall-Emefiele

International Journal of Development Issues2025https://doi.org/10.1108/ijdi-11-2024-0300article
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Purpose This paper aims to investigate the moderating role of education on the financial inclusion-food poverty nexus: the case of Uganda. Design/methodology/approach Using data from the Uganda National Household Survey 2019 / 2020, this study uses a binary Logit model to examine the impact of three dimensions of financial inclusion, namely, ownership of a savings account, access to credit and a financial inclusion index on food poverty, with emphasis on the interaction between education and financial inclusion. Findings The study finds that both financial inclusion and education significantly reduce food poverty, with education enhancing the effectiveness of financial inclusion in this regard. The interaction between financial inclusion measures and education is statistically significant, highlighting education’s role in improving the utilisation of financial services to alleviate food poverty. Originality/value While financial inclusion’s role in reducing poverty and improving economic well-being has been studied, the moderating role of education remains underexplored. This paper addresses this gap by analysing how education interacts with financial inclusion to jointly influence food poverty, focusing on education as a moderator in the financial inclusion – food poverty relationship.

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@article{florence2025,
  title        = {{The moderating role of education on the financial inclusion-food poverty nexus: the case of Uganda}},
  author       = {Florence Barugahara & Sharin McDowall-Emefiele},
  journal      = {International Journal of Development Issues},
  year         = {2025},
  doi          = {https://doi.org/https://doi.org/10.1108/ijdi-11-2024-0300},
}

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