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Economic Impact of International Migration and Remittances on Philippine Households : What We Thought We Knew, What We Need to Know
Jr, Aniceto C. Orbeta - East Asian Bureau of Economic Research (EABER) - 2008
Several studies on the impact of international migration and remittances on household outcomes have been released …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009363637
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Financial Stability and Financial Inclusion
Morgan, Peter J.; Pontines, Victor - East Asian Bureau of Economic Research (EABER) - 2014
Developing economies are seeking to promote financial inclusion, i.e., greater access to financial services for low-income households and firms, as part of their overall strategies for economic and financial development. This raises the question of whether financial stability and financial...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011278004
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Financial Stability and Financial Inclusion
Morgan, Peter J.; Pontines, Victor - East Asian Bureau of Economic Research (EABER) - 2014
Developing economies are seeking to promote financial inclusion, i.e., greater access to financial services for low-income households and firms, as part of their overall strategies for economic and financial development. This raises the question of whether financial stability and financial...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011278019
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Measuring Financial Inclusion : An Axiomatic Approach
Chakravarty, Satya R.; Pal, Rupayan - East Asian Bureau of Economic Research (EABER) - 2010
This paper clearly demonstrates that the axiomatic measurement approach developed in the human development literature can be usefully applied to the measurement of financial inclusion. A conceptual framework for aggregating data on financial services in different dimensions is developed. The...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009363754
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The Role of State Intervention in the Financial Sector : Crisis Prevention, Containment, and Resolution
Cho, Yoon Je - East Asian Bureau of Economic Research (EABER) - 2010
This paper discusses the role of state intervention for prevention, containment, and resolution of financial crises based mainly on the Korean experience during the 1997 Asian financial crisis. Crises in emerging market and developing economies tend to be more complicated than those faced by...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009363798
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Effect of Liberalization on Banking Competition
Pasadilla, Gloria; Milo, Melanie - East Asian Bureau of Economic Research (EABER) - 2005
The paper analyzes the impact of major policy changes on banking structure, performance and competition, using bank-specific data from 1990-2002. We find that the entry of more market players is correlated with drops in interest spread and profits which, partly, bespeaks of possible dissipation...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009365221
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Index of Financial Inclusion
Sarma, Mandira - East Asian Bureau of Economic Research (EABER) - 2008
The promotion of an inclusive financial system is considered a policy priority in many countries. While the importance of financial inclusion is widely recognized, the literature lacks a comprehensive measure that can be used to measure the extent of financial inclusion across economies. This...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009365432
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Innovations as Response to Failures in Rural Financial Markets
Llanto, Gilberto M.; Gabrielle Roanne Laviña - East Asian Bureau of Economic Research (EABER) - 2006
The paper reviews the innovations developed by some financial institutions to meet the challenges of microfinance and …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009363593
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Impact of Microfinance on Rural Households in the Philippines
Kondo, Toshio; Aniceto Orbeta Jr.; Dingcong, Clarence; … - East Asian Bureau of Economic Research (EABER) - 2008
quasi-experimental design with incoming clients of randomly selected participating microfinance institutions as the … islands (Luzon, Visayas, and Mindanao) and 38 microfinance institutions consisting of three types - banks, cooperatives, and … for microfinance programs to be effective as a poverty-alleviation tool there is a need to review and constantly monitor …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009363603
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Motives and Giving Norms Behind Remittances : The Case of Filipino Overseas Workers and their Recipient Households 
Alba, Michael M.Â; Sugui, Jessaine Soraya C. - East Asian Bureau of Economic Research (EABER) - 2009
The literature has focused on motives to explain remittance behavior. But as nonanonymous transfers, remittances are …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009363363