Digital divide or dividend? A meta-analysis of digital finance and inclusive entrepreneurship

Abstract

ABSTRACT This paper provides a meta-analysis of the digital finance-inclusive entrepreneurship nexus. We exploit the link between digital financial development and entrepreneurship of disadvantaged groups. After accounting for publication bias and between-study heterogeneity using meta-regression analysis, we find that the publication bias-corrected digital finance-inclusive entrepreneurship nexus is positive and statistically significant. Interestingly, our findings also show that the impact of using digital finance on inclusive entrepreneurial behaviour varies among different groups, with women being weaker than other groups and migrant workers being stronger than other groups.