Romania, like most European countries in recent years, is faced with a worrying demographic phenomenon of population aging with multiple consequences of demographic, social, cultural, economic, political nature etc. The main factors that caused this situation were: declining birth rates, rising...

This study explores cross-country differences in debt market participation, level of household debt holding and over-indebtedness between rural households in Thailand and Vietnam. We identify socio-economic determinants for rural households in Thailand and Vietnam by decomposing differences into...

By recognizing the gap in the literature in examining the effects of financial resources and development outcomes at the household level, this paper examines whether the poorest income quintile would benefit most from programs aimed at increasing their access to financial services in rural...

Primary school availability and middle school education in rural China / Li Li and Haoming Liu -- The long-run effects of the free compulsory education reform in rural China / Yun Xiao, Li Li and Liqiu Zhao -- New cooperative medical scheme and health expenditure in rural China -- Choice of...