Title: Financial inclusion as a tool for achieving inclusive growth: systematic literature and future research agenda

Authors: Priyanka Tandon; Deepmala Jasuja; Anurag Bhadur Singh; Tanu Jain

Addresses: Regenesys Business School (India Office), Vashi, Mumbai, Maharashtra, India ' Amity Global Business School, Amity University, Noida, India ' School of Commerce, XIM University, Plot No. 12(A), Nijigada, Kurki, Harirajpur, Bhubaneshwar Odisha, 752050, India ' Motilal Nehru National Institution of Technology, Allahabad, India

Abstract: The current study presents a quantitative investigation of the literature on financial inclusion and access to finance using bibliometric analysis. The study has analysed 1,900 documents extracted using the Scopus database between 1977 and 2020 using VOS viewer and Biblioshiny. Based on the results gained from the analysis, the authors discuss the trends of publications based on year, countries, institutions, journals, and authors. The study results indicate that the research on financial inclusion concentrates on specific areas presented through thematic analysis. Some of the recent issues are in the nascent stage - most research themes in this area attribute to financial inclusion and poverty, economic growth, and financial literacy. Finally, the study identifies the research gap in the concerned area, which may provide future research agenda attained through collaborative research within the research community.

Keywords: financial inclusion; access to finance; bibliometric; citation; systematic literature review.

DOI: 10.1504/IJSE.2023.134199

International Journal of Sustainable Economy, 2023 Vol.15 No.4, pp.548 - 572

Received: 30 Mar 2022
Accepted: 27 May 2022
Published online: 13 Oct 2023 *

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