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Islamism and Gender Relations in the Muslim World as Reflected in Recent World Values Survey Data
Tausch, Arno - 2016
based on an empirical analysis of World Values Survey data. In recent economic theory, Carvalho (2013) maintained that … in the Muslim world are closely interrelated. Thus, it is imperative that Western Feminism develops solidarity with …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013000073
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Can Microinsurance Help Prevent Child Labor? An Impact Evaluation from Pakistan
Landmann, Andreas - 2014
microfinance institution (MFI) that was set up as a randomized controlled trial and accompanied by household panel surveys …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013064121
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Energy Poverty and Entrepreneurship
Cheng, Zhiming; Tani, Massimiliano; Wang, Haining - 2021
We use the 2012-2018 China Family Panel Studies data to examine the relationship between household energy poverty and an individual’s probability of becoming an entrepreneur. Consistent with the theory of underdog entrepreneurship that negative personal circumstances can foster self-reliance,...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013217544
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Identifying the Poor - Accounting for Household Economies of Scale in Global Poverty Estimates
Jolliffe, Dean; Tetteh-Baah, Samuel - 2022
Estimates of the number of people living in extreme poverty, as reported by the World Bank, figure prominently in …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014244242
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Are Microloans Bad for Growth?
Emerson, Patrick M. - 2010
This paper constructs a two-period overlapping generations model of human capital investment decisions where a microloan program designed to finance entrepreneurial activities is active. It is shown that, in the presence of human capital externalities (social returns to education) there exists a...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013136775
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Why Have Lending Programs Targeting Disadvantaged Small-Business Borrowers Achieved so Little Success in the United States?
Bates, Timothy - 2010
Small business lending programs designed to move disadvantaged low-income people into business ownership have been difficult to implement successfully in the U.S. context. Based in part on the premise that financing requirements are an entry barrier limiting the ability of aspiring entrepreneurs...
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Risk Management Among the Poor : The Case of Microfinancial Services
Arun, Thankom Gopinath - 2010
This paper argues that the level of financial services provision determines the risk management strategies among the poor. The paper estimates the determinants of the household's use of one, two or all three types of microfinancial services applying ordered probit models and additionally probit...
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Behavioral Foundations of Microcredit : Experimental and Survey Evidence from Rural India
Bauer, Michal - 2014
Microcredit is an innovative financial tool designed to reduce poverty and fix credit market imperfections. We use experimental measures of time discounting and risk aversion for villagers in south India to highlight behavioral features of microcredit. Conditional on borrowing from any source,...
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Demand Side Analysis of Microlending Markets in Germany
Kritikos, Alexander - 2009
In developing and transition economies, microlending has become an effective instrument for providing micro businesses with the necessary financial resources to launch operations. In the industrialized countries, with their highly developed banking systems, however, there has been ongoing debate...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013158049
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Empowering the Vulnerable to Be Entrepreneurs : An Empirical Test on the Effectiveness of the Ghana Microfinance Policy 2006
Diaz-Serrano, Luis - 2016
The study aims at testing the Ghana Microfinance Policy set up to support the vulnerable through access to credit. We … entrepreneurs in the rationing behavior of the microfinance companies. This is what we should expect if the policy is effective. Our … results show that even after controlling for a large number of borrower characteristics, microfinance type and credit …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012979861