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Complementarity, Competition and Institutional Development: The Irish Loan Funds through Three Centuries
Hollis, Aidan; Sweetman, Arthur - EconWPA - 1997
Ireland's loan funds were a long lived, self-sustaining, large-scale microcredit organization that made millions of … system and were seen as an effective method of relieving poverty. In contrast, in their second hundred years, they became …
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Microcredit in Pre-Famine Ireland
Hollis, Aidan; Sweetman, Arthur - EconWPA - 1997
Hundreds of independent, local, quasi-charitable microcredit societies, or "loan funds," were lending to as many as 20 … intermediation by the banks seems not to have been possible. Created under special legislation, their goal was to relieve poverty by … for development economists studying current microcredit initiatives. …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005408388
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Gift-giving, Quasi-Credit and Reciprocity
Thomas, Jonathan P.; Worrall, Tim - EconWPA - 2000
The fluctuations in incomes inherent in rural communities can be attenuated by reciprocal assistance. A model of reciprocal assistance based upon rational action and voluntary participation is presented. Individuals provide assistance only if the costs of so doing are outweighed by the benefits...
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Rosca Participation in Benin : a Commitment Issue
Dagnelie, Olivier; LeMay, Philippe - EconWPA - 2005
In the light of first-hand data from a Beninese urban household survey in Cotonou, we investigate several motives aiming to explain participation in Rotating Savings and Credit ASsociations. We provide empirical findings which indicate that individuals use their participation in a rosca as a...
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LA ESTRATEGIA DE CITICORP EN CHILE. Capitulo 3. EL MERCADO FINANCIERO CHILENO
Rubio, Fernando - EconWPA - 2004
Esta es la tercera parte de una serie que forman una investigación más amplia titulada “La Estrategia de Citicorp en Chile: Un Intento de Investigación”. Aquí se describe la naturaleza, reglamentación, estado actual y perspectivas de más de los 25 segmentos del mercado financiero...
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INDIAN VENTURE CAPITALISTS (VCs) INVESTMENT EVALUATION CRITERIA
Mishra, Asim - EconWPA - 2005
The Venture capital (VC) industry in India is of recent origin. However, the average investment value of each deal in India have grown from $3.85 million in 2000 to $7.89 million in 2001.These developments together with the recent steps taken by government to promote venture capitalism in India...
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Development of Non Bank Financial Institutions to Strengthen the Financial System of Bangladesh
HOSSAIN, MONZUR; SHAHIDUZZAMAN, MD. - EconWPA - 2004
Non-bank financial institutions (NBFIs) represent one of the most important parts of a financial system. In Bangladesh, NBFIs are new in the financial system as compared to banking financial institutions (BFIs). Starting from the IPDC in 1981, a total of 25 NBFIs are now working in the country....
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FHA Has Achieved Its Home Mortgage Capital Reserve Target, Technical Appendix
Kelly, Austin - EconWPA - 1996
Congress asked GAO to estimate the value of FHA's Mutual Mortgage Insurance Fund, a capital reserve which backs most of FHA's single- family mortgages. This technical appendix presents estimates of the claim and non-claim termination propensities of single-family FHA mortgages. Competing risks...
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LA ESTRATEGIA DE CITICORP EN CHILE. Capítulos 4 a 7
Rubio, Fernando - EconWPA - 2004
Estas son las partes cuatro, cinco, seis y siete de una serie que forman una investigación más amplia titulada “La Estrategia de Citicorp en Chile: Un Intento de Investigación”. Aquí se realiza un análisis estratégico del sector financiero en Chile y se muestra un intento de...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005413163
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Risk in Financial Conglomerates: Management and Supervision
Lelyveld, Iman van; Schilder, Arnold - EconWPA - 2003
emerges from the theory on risk management, both from a market and a firm perspective. After describing the Dutch …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005413195