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Good governance in microcredit strategy for poverty reduction : focus on Western Mindanao, Philippines
Moreno, Frede G. - 2004
Microcredit can be an effective tool for tackling the global poverty problem. Making microcredit work better for the … economic options of Agrarian Reform Beneficiaries within Third World economic and poverty conditions. Governance principles can … for poverty reduction and development. In view of the Philippine government’s limitations, economic and fiscal challenges …
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Rejuvenating Greece's labour market to generate more and higher-quality jobs
Bulman, Tim - 2020
Greece’s labour market entered the COVID-19 shock following several years of sustained employment growth and with wages picking up. Unemployment remained high and employment rates were low, especially among women, the young and older workers. The shock led to a sharp fall in labour force...
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Die Inhaltsanalyse nach Mayring als Auswertungsmethode für wissenschaftliche Interviews
Weber, Susanne Theresia; Wernitz, Frank - 2021
This paper examines the key elements of the quantitative content analysis developed by the scientist Philip Mayring as a method of data evaluation. First, the circular research process is presented to explain the application of this method for scientific interviews in student theses. The content...
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Using probit models of downturn risk to calibrate GDP fan charts for New Zealand
Kergozou, Nikki; Turner, David - 2019
Macroeconomic forecasters typically forecast fewer recessions than the number experienced, which means economic growth tends to be over-predicted on average. Consequently, forecast errors are not normally distributed, making it difficult to convey the uncertainty and risks based on the...
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Boosting access to credit and ensuring financial inclusion for all in Costa Rica
Sunel, Enes - 2020
Having access to credit is essential for households to address the volatility of their personal finances over time and for firms to fund their investments. Accessing financial services at affordable cost on the other hand, is crucial to ensure financial security of all economic units. Despite...
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Transition finance challenges for commodity-based least developed countries : the example of Zambia : country pilot
Forichon, Kathleen - 2018
The Zambia country pilot study was conducted by the OECD Development Assistance Committee (DAC) to explore the challenges of transition finance for a commodity-based Least Developed Country (LDC). In particular, debt sustainability concerns are viewed within the context of the shifting financing...
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Predicting changes in Canadian housing markets with machine learning
Brannlund, Johan; Lao, Helen; MacIsaac, Maureen; Yang, Jing - 2023
This paper examines whether machine learning (ML) algorithms can outperform a linear model in predicting monthly growth in Canada of both house prices and existing home sales. The aim is to apply two widely used ML techniques (support vector regression and multilayer perceptron) in economic...
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Values, multiculturalism and representations
Jones, Martin K. - 2015
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Radical uncertainty : sources, manifestations and implications
Müller-Kademann, Christian - 2015
This paper argues that radical uncertainty is the outcome of standard market activity. The theoretical findings are corroborated with empirical analyses. The model example is applied to asset pricing and radical uncertainty is found a solution to various asset pricing "puzzles". In conclusion,...
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A note on innovations from subjective ideas maps
Goorha, Prateek - 2016
In this note the author proposes an approach to examine how innovations might arise from a knowledge commons with agents that interact on the basis of their subjective assessment of the relationships between ideas. Two types of knowledge commons emerge from this dynamic - a pure knowledge...
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