can be used to self-insure, substituting for both formal and informal insurance. We investigate this question using a … respondent has a formal funeral cover increases with income and banking status. However, it is lower for individuals receiving … remittances, which supports the idea that remittances act as (self-) insurance. We also show that purchasing formal funeral cover …

-crisis period. Fourth, the net effect from the: pre-crisis period is lower on money supply and banking system efficiency; post …

the major prospects and challenges faced by the banking sector as well as the recommendations. The analysis of the … study period compared to its most ASEAN and GCC countries. The efficiency of banking sector, on an average, remained at a … sector development through enhancing depth and efficiency of the banking sector and the development of efficient bond and …

of itself, and it may also influence concentration in banking and thus the impact of bank-specific shocks for the …

, to student enrollment in STEM degrees, and to the riskiness, efficiency, and competitiveness of banking sectors. Overall …

We use data on insurance deductible choices to estimate a structural model of risky choice that incorporates "standard …