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Informal Firms' Adoption and Use of Mobile Money Under Uncertain Times: Evidence From Burkina Faso
Review of Development Economics, EarlyView.ABSTRACT This paper investigates how uncertainty affects mobile money adoption and use by informal businesses. Despite the prevalence of the informal sector in developing countries and the recognized potential of mobile money for financial inclusion, empirical research on its adoption and usage among unregistered businesses is limited.
Serge Stéphane Ky, Clovis Rugemintwari
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Perception of Malaysian Credit Cardholders on Conventional Cards in Comparison to Islamic Cards
International Journal of Advances in Management and Economics, 2012 This study determines the perception of consumers to Islamic Credit Cards (henceforth ICCs) in comparative to Conventional Credit Cards (henceforth CCCs). The aim is to determine whether the low ownership of ICCs was resulted from negative perception of ICCs as compared to CCCs.
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Review of Development Economics, EarlyView.ABSTRACT In 2014, Indonesia took a large step toward Universal Health Coverage and protection from the economic risk of illness—previous health insurance schemes were joined aiming to cover the entire population. This reform made it the largest single‐payer public health insurance scheme worldwide, which covered approximately 77% of Indonesian ...
Lisa Rogge
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Qard Hasan, Credit Cards and Islamic Financial Product Structuring: Some Qurranic and Practical Considerations [PDF]
SSRN Electronic Journal, 2015 For all practical purpose, qard and qard hasan are generally regarded synonymous from orthodox Islamic viewpoint, because, due to the categorical prohibition of riba in the Qur’an, qard (loan) is considered ribawi, and therefore only gratuitous monetary loans – without any benefit to the lender – are considered permissible.The concept of qard hasan has
Farooq, Mohammad Omar, El-Ghattis, Nedal
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International Journal of Consumer Studies, Volume 50, Issue 2, March 2026.ABSTRACT Scholarly interest in financial resilience has grown significantly over the past decade, yet the literature remains fragmented, marked by conceptual ambiguity and methodological inconsistencies. This integrative review critically synthesizes research on how consumers recover from financial shocks, bridging economic and psychological ...
Matteo Robba +3 more
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COVID‐19 and Farm Management in India: Evidence From the Rural–Urban Interface of Bangalore
Journal of Agricultural Economics, Volume 77, Issue 1, Page 74-93, February 2026.ABSTRACT We examine farm management decisions of smallholder farmers during the first wave of COVID‐19 infections in India between June 2020 and March 2021. We use panel data from 256 farm households in the rural–urban interface of Bangalore from a pre‐COVID‐19 face‐to‐face survey and a phone survey at the end of the first COVID‐19 wave.
Verena Preusse, Meike Wollni
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COMPARATIVE STUDY OF ISLAMIC CREDIT CARDS TO BE ACCEPTED: MUSLIM CONSUMERS’ PERCEPTIONS
American International Journal of Social Science Research, 2023 The use of standard credit cards, which incorporate the practice of riba in the case that a late payment is made, has resulted in a conflict with the perspectives of Muslim clients, which is to be addressed in choosing the best alternative available cards.
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Spending Pattern of Islamic Credit Card [PDF]
, 2009 The purpose of this study is to present a Spending Pattern of Islamic Credit Card. The objective of this paper is to examine the behavior and analyzed Spending Pattern of Islamic Credit Card and to identify the unique factors Islamic credit card and ...
Noor Iswana, Haji Ahmad
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Re‐theorizing the Sexual Minority Closet: Evidence From Queer South Asian Women
Canadian Review of Sociology/Revue canadienne de sociologie, Volume 63, Issue 1, February 2026.ABSTRACT Scholarship generally assumes the closet is a place of safety from the perceived risks associated with coming out. However, this overlooks its function as a source of violence, particularly for those belonging to multiple marginalized communities.
Sonali Patel
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Review of Development Economics, Volume 30, Issue 1, Page 48-62, February 2026.ABSTRACT This study examines how financial inclusion affects the ecological footprint of EAGLE nations (Brazil, China, India, Indonesia, Mexico, Russia, and Turkey). In the process, novel panel data approaches are used to study the years between 2004 and 2022.
Sercan Aydin, Mehmet Akif Destek
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