This study employs a cross sectional design with stratified random sampling method to examine the factors that are associated with repayment problem encountered by clients of Amanah Ikhtiar Malaysia (AIM)'s microcredit program. Findings of this study show that fungibility issue, number of...

The objective of this study is to examine how Amanah Ikhtiar Malaysia (AIM)'s clients have been using the microcredit received and the effect of microcredit utilization on household income and asset. To obtain the above mentioned objectives, this study employed a cross sectional stratified...

The aim of this paper is to show, jointly by means of theoretical and empirical studies and through the Pan-Arab Enda case installed in Tunisia, that the adoption of a policy of credit rationing makes it possible to cure the problems of information asymmetry and to ensure the performance of...

In the past half century Islamic economics was eclipsed by Islamic finance movement. Gradually Islamic economics has taken a back seat without any economy to back it up empirically. Although Islamic finance emerged as an offshoot of Islamic economics and with the blessing and advocacy from...

This study examines the causal relationships between inequality, poverty, and entrepreneurship. We hypothesize that income inequality influences entrepreneurial activity, and entrepreneurial activity alleviates absolute poverty. Findings from a longitudinal analyses of a dataset from all 50 U.S....

Non-formal schools play an increasingly important role in the delivery of educational services in poor communities, but little systematic evidence is available about their placement choices. We study location choice of "one teacher, one classroom" non-formal primary schools pioneered by BRAC...

Non-formal schools play an increasingly important role in the delivery of educational services in poor communities, but little systematic evidence is available about their placement choices. We study location choice of "one teacher, one classroom" non-formal primary schools pioneered by BRAC...

This paper describes a Hungarian social microcredit programme, called Kiútprogram and discusses the major lessons drawn from its operation. It was launched some 10 years ago as an adaptation of the Grameen model to the Hungarian circumstances to decrease the level of prejudice and...

This paper describes a Hungarian social microcredit programme, called Kiútprogram and discusses the major lessons drawn from its operation. It was launched some 10 years ago as an adaptation of the Grameen model to the Hungarian circumstances to decrease the level of prejudice and...