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Financial permeation as a role of microfinance : has microfinance actually been helpful to the poor?
Inoue, Takeshi; Hamori, Shigeyuki - Institute of Developing Economies, Japan External Trade … - 2011
This article is distinct in its application of the logit transformation to the poverty ratio for the purpose of … by three indicators related to microfinance institutions (MFIs) and then examine its effect on poverty reduction at the … statistically significant and robust effect on decreasing the poverty ratio. …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009351432
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Pro-poor growth or poverty trap? : estimating intergenerational income mobility in rural Philippines
Takahashi, Kazushi - Institute of Developing Economies, Japan External Trade … - 2013
varies across percentiles in a U-shape. The results provide supporting evidence of multiple equilibria or poverty trap. …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010625269
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Impacts of solar lanterns in geographically challenged locations : experimental evidence from Bangladesh
Kudo, Yuya; Shonchoy, Abu S.; Takahashi, Kazushi - Institute of Developing Economies, Japan External Trade … - 2015
Despite continuous efforts to improve the coverage, the access to electricity remains insufficient in many developing countries, particularly in geographically challenged locations, due mostly to the high cost of grid extension. To rigorously investigate the effectiveness of solar products as an...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011213718
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Where does Philippine education go? : the "K to 12" program and reform of Philippine basic education
Okabe, Masayoshi - Institute of Developing Economies, Japan External Trade … - 2013
in order to promote poverty alleviation and human development in the Philippines. …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010712619
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How does contract design affect the uptake of microcredit among the ultra-poor? : experimental evidence from the river islands of Northern Bangladesh
Takahashi, Kazushi; Shonchoy, Abu S.; Ito, Seiro; … - Institute of Developing Economies, Japan External Trade … - 2014
Despite the professed claims of microcredit alleviating poverty, little is known about what kind of credit contract is …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011095314
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Gender-preferential intergenerational patterns in primary education attainment : a quantitative analysis of a case of rural Mindanao, the Philippines
Okabe, Masayoshi - Institute of Developing Economies, Japan External Trade … - 2014
Luzon Island, have indicated that rural poverty alleviation began partly due to the increased investment in education …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011134436
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Quasi-experimental evidence on the drivers of index-based livestock insurance demand in Southern Ethiopia
Takahashi, Kazushi; Ikegami, Munenobu; Sheahan, Megan; … - Institute of Developing Economies, Japan External Trade … - 2014
Microinsurance is widely considered an important tool for sustainable poverty reduction, especially in the face of …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010937984
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Deprivation of Education in Urban Areas: A Basic Profile of Slum Children in Delhi, India
Tsujita, Yuko - Institute of Developing Economies, Japan External Trade … - 2009
This paper showed the basic educational status of slum children between 5 and 14 years old. The attendance ratio of slum children is much lower than that of children in Delhi as a whole. Parental perception of education and financing education are the major constraints. Even if children are...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005029397
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Constructing Female Subject: Narratives on Family and Life Security among the Urban Poor in Turkey
Murakami, Kaoru - Institute of Developing Economies, Japan External Trade … - 2009
This paper examines people’s everyday acts, decisions, and narratives about livelihood and poverty. By doing so, it … nature of poverty, this paper argues nonetheless that it would be misleading to suppose that these formal legal institutions …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005029407
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Infrastructure (Rural Road) Development and Poverty Alleviation in Lao PDR
Oraboune, Syviengxay - Institute of Developing Economies, Japan External Trade … - 2008
progress has significantly contributed in improving income earning of people, better living standard and reduce poverty. The …, develop their farming system, living standard and reduce poverty. …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005744763