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Mobile telephony, social networks and credit access: Evidence from MSMEs in Kenya

Cogent Economics & Finance, 2018
Access to credit by micro, small and medium enterprises is key for growth and employment. However, it is hindered by information asymmetry. We investigated the effect of mobile telephony and social networks (group networks) on the probability of access ...
Idi Jackson Mdoe, George Kariuki Kinyanjui   +1 more
doaj   +1 more source

Does Participating in Agricultural Global Value Chains Promote Agricultural Growth?

Agribusiness, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This study examines the relationship between GVC participation and agricultural value‐added growth in 43 countries over the period 1995–2022. In contrast to prior literature, we disaggregate the agricultural sector into four sub‐sectors namely crop cultivation, animal production, forestry and fishing.
Taner Turan, Halit Yanıkkaya, Hüseyin Alperen Özer   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Credit Evaluation of Technology-Based Small and Micro Enterprises: An Innovative Weighting Method Based on Machine Learning and AHP

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Technology-based small and micro enterprises play a crucial role in national economic and social development. Managing their credit risk effectively is key to ensuring their healthy growth. This study is based on corporate credit management theory and Wu’
Bingya Wu, Zhihui Hu, Zhouyi Gu, Yuxi Zheng, Jiayan Lv   +4 more
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ANALISIS MODEL 4As PADA KESEDIAAN MENGGUNAKAN KREDIT USAHA RAKYAT

Jurnal Kawistara, 2018
The development of the business world is not only dominated by big business actors, but also medium, small, and even micro. These micro-scale business actors are given the opportunity to thrive.
Rofikoh Rokhim, Iin Mayasari
doaj   +1 more source

Deforestation and Efficiency: Insights From Forest Transition in the Brazilian Cerrado

Agribusiness, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This paper estimates technical efficiency (TE) and environmental efficiency (EE) of agricultural production at the municipal level of the Brazilian Cerrado in 2006 and 2017, and investigates their underlying mechanisms in relation to forest transition theory.
Ricardo Muniz Simões, Cassiano Bragagnolo, Humberto Francisco Silva Spolador   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Research on the credit risk of small and micro enterprises under “The Belt and Road Initiative”

E3S Web of Conferences, 2018
Under the “The Belt and Road Initiative”, small and micro enterprises have new opportunities and new challenges. At present, the biggest problem facing the development of small and micro enterprises is the financing problem, and it is imminent to solve ...
Liu Zhanyu, Sun Xialing
doaj   +1 more source

Do More Open Economies Export Less Diversely in Brazilian Agribusiness?

Agribusiness, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This paper asks whether municipalities with a larger export‐to‐revenue ratio display a more concentrated bundle of exported goods in Brazilian agribusiness. Recent advances in export imputation for Brazilian municipalities allow for an analysis of the concentration profile of each municipality and its association with export openness.
Alan Leal, Michelle Marcia Viana Martins
wiley   +1 more source

The Role of Government micro financing in the Development of Rural Entrepreneurship (Case Study: Radkan Rural District) [PDF]

تحقیقات کاربردی علوم جغرافیایی
Entrepreneurship, a burgeoning force in today's economy, plays a pivotal role in rural development by fostering progress, poverty alleviation, and job creation.
Shadi khoob, Hamdollah Sojasi Qeidari, Aliakbar Anabestani   +2 more
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Integrating Reinforcement Learning With Explainable Artificial Intelligence for Real‐Time Clinical Decision Support in Dynamic Healthcare Environments

Advanced Intelligent Systems, EarlyView.
A hybrid Reinforcement Learning–Explainable AI framework integrates SHAP and LIME explanations directly into a Deep Q‐Network inference loop for real‐time ICU decision support. Trained on 18 142 mechanically ventilated stays from the eICU database, the system attains 93.0% decision accuracy, 20% fewer errors than RL alone, and a 91% clinician trust ...
Jannatul Ferdaus Disha, MD Faiaz Zaman Dehan, Kazi Md. Tanvir Anzum   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Owning Home, Finding Belonging: Relational Meanings of Homeownership for Migrant Healthcare Workers in Australia

Australian Journal of Social Issues, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Migrant healthcare workers in Australia find themselves at the centre of three intersecting concerns, often presented as ‘crises’ in contemporary discourse: the ‘care crisis’, the ‘housing crisis’ and the ‘migration crisis.’ Yet their own perspectives on these issues are rarely foregrounded. This paper explores the role of homeownership in the
Leah Williams Veazey
wiley   +1 more source