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Vertical integration and investor protection in developing countries
Macchiavello, Rocco - 2009
The industrial organization of developing countries is characterized by the pervasive use of subcontracting arrangements among small, financially constrained firms. This paper asks whether vertical integration relaxes those financial constraints. It shows that vertical integration trades off the...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008823904
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Entrepreneurship programs in developing countries : a meta regression analysis
Cho, Yoonyoung; Honorati, Maddalena - 2013
This paper provides a synthetic and systematic review on the effectiveness of various entrepreneurship programs in developing countries. We adopt a meta-regression analysis using 37 impact evaluation studies that were in the public domain by March 2012, and draw out several lessons on the design...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009729769
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Agricultural decisions after relaxing credit and risk constraints
Karlan, Dean; Osei-Akoto, Isaac; Osei, Robert Darko; … - 2012
. Binding credit market constraints and incomplete insurance can reduce investment in activities with high expected profits. We … opportunities to purchase rainfall index insurance, or a combination of the two. Demand for index insurance is strong, and insurance … to farmer investment is uninsured risk: when provided with insurance against the primary catastrophic risk they face …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009658902
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Missing risk sharing markets and the benefits of cross hedging in developing countries
Broll, Udo; Wahl, Jack E. - 1995
We study the impact of exchange rate risk on an exporting firm in a developing country when there is no forward market in the foreign currency. However there exists a forward traded asset in this country the price of which is highly correlated to the foreign currency. By indirectly hedging its...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009681110
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The Role of Family Ties for the Optimal Design of Human Capital Contracts
Flammer, Caroline - 2012
. Furthermore, we find that family ties not only represent an insurance for the family members against financial distress but can …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013113723
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Entrepreneurship Programs in Developing Countries : A Meta Regression Analysis
Cho, Yoonyoung - 2013
This paper provides a synthetic and systematic review on the effectiveness of various entrepreneurship programs in developing countries. We adopt a meta-regression analysis using 37 impact evaluation studies that were in the public domain by March 2012, and draw out several lessons on the design...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013083362
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Agricultural Decisions after Relaxing Credit and Risk Constraints
Karlan, Dean S. - 2013
. Binding credit market constraints and incomplete insurance can reduce investment in activities with high expected profits. We … opportunities to purchase rainfall index insurance, or a combination of the two. Demand for index insurance is strong, and insurance … to farmer investment is uninsured risk: when provided with insurance against the primary catastrophic risk they face …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013089789
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Vertical Integration and Investor Protection in Developing Countries
Macchiavello, Rocco - 2009
The industrial organization of developing countries is characterized by the pervasive use of subcontracting arrangements among small, financially constrained firms. This paper asks whether vertical integration relaxes those financial constraints. It shows that vertical integration trades off the...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013153679
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Role of Microfinance Institutions in Social Development
Jha, Srirang - 2019
Microfinance institutions (MFIs) work towards financial inclusion, livelihood sustainability through micro-enterprises and social development to empower the marginalized sections of communities across the globe. This paper is a modest effort to understand the unique role of MFIs in social...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012903351
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Mobile Money, Trade Credit and Economic Development : Theory and Evidence
Beck, Thorsten - 2015
Using a novel enterprise survey from Kenya (FinAccess Business), we document a strong positive association between the use of mobile money as a method to pay suppliers and access to trade credit. We develop a dynamic general equilibrium model with heterogeneous entrepreneurs, imperfect credit...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013025086