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Demand for financial services by households in Ghana
Akpandjar, George Mawuli; Quartey, Peter; Abor, Joshua - In: International Journal of Social Economics 40 (2013) May, pp. 439-457
services in rural and urban households in Ghana. Design/methodology/approach – Data from the Ghana Living Standard Survey 5 … choice. Findings – The results from Tobit and conditional logit models account for households' demographic characteristics …, remittances and shocks determine households' participation in the financial markets. Conditional logit model results suggest that …
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Demand for financial services by households in Ghana
Akpandjar, George Mawuli; Quartey, Peter; Abor, Joshua - In: International Journal of Social Economics 40 (2013) May, pp. 439-457
services in rural and urban households in Ghana. Design/methodology/approach – Data from the Ghana Living Standard Survey 5 … choice. Findings – The results from Tobit and conditional logit models account for households' demographic characteristics …, remittances and shocks determine households' participation in the financial markets. Conditional logit model results suggest that …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010685867
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A Study on the Implementation of Jampersal Policy in Indonesia
Achadi, Endang L.; Achadi, Anhari; Pambudi, Eko; … - Economics Research, World Bank Group - 2014
Indonesia launched Jampersal in 2011, a nationwide program to accelerate the reduction of maternal and newborn deaths. The program was financed by central government revenues and provided free and comprehensive maternal and neonatal care with an emphasis on promoting institutional deliveries....
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010937829
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Mapping, Cost, and Reach to the Poor of Faith-Inspired Health Care Providers in Sub-Saharan Africa: Strengthening the Evidence for Faith-inspired Health Engagement in Africa, Volum...
Oliver, Jill; Wodon, Quentin - Economics Research, World Bank Group - 2012
This role of faith-inspired health care providers in sub-saharan Africa and public-private partnerships is comprised of a three volume series on strengthening the evidence for faith inspired engagement in health in sub-Saharan Africa. An increasing level of interest in the role of faith in...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010829329
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The effect of food-price movements on African households
Bryngelsson, David K.; Åhlén, Anders; Azar, Christian; … - In: International Journal of Agricultural Resources, … 9 (2012) 3/4, pp. 121-146
In this paper, we aim to assess households' vulnerability to food-price increases in four countries in sub … households (74% to 99%) in rural areas are net buyers of food and stand to lose in the short term from higher food prices. …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011145338
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Employment and Unemployment Situation among Major Religious Groups in India
eSocialSciences; National Sample Survey Office NSSO - 2013
households (59129 in rural areas and 41828 in urban areas) and enumerating 459784 persons (281327 in rural areas and 178457 in …
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Urban wastewater and agricultural reuse challenges in India
Amerasinghe, Priyanie; Bhardwaj, R. M.; Scott, C.; … - International Water Management Institute (IWMI) - 2013
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010696289
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Migration and Urban Poverty in India Some Preliminary Observations
Mishra, Udaya S.; Joe, William; Samaiyar, Priyajit - eSocialSciences - 2009
-economic profiling of the migrant households in urban India and explore the dynamics of poverty among interstate as well as intrastate …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008512465
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Safeguarding public health concerns, livelihoods and productivity in wastewater irrigated urban and periurban vegetable farming
Abaidoo, R. C.; Keraita, Bernard; Amoah, Philip; … - International Water Management Institute (IWMI) - 2009
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010907323
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Health Financing in Vanuatu : Challenges and Options
Anderson, Ian - Economics Research, World Bank Group - 2014
Population growth, an unfinished agenda of communicable diseases and maternal health and nutrition, and the rapid rise of Non-communicable diseases are putting increasing strain on not just the Ministry of Health budget, but also the broader financial position of the government as a whole. These...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010932944