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Microfinance: A bibliometric exploration of the knowledge landscape

Heliyon
Microfinance has gained significant attention as a social innovation, offering flexible and low-cost financial services to households who are otherwise excluded from formal financial services.
Debidutta Pattnaik, Sougata Ray, M. Kabir Hassan   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

From Loss to Transformation? Towards Pluralistic and Politicised Agrarian‐Climate Futures

Asia Pacific Viewpoint, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Understanding how actors perceive and anticipate future states of the world is gaining traction in climate change governance scholarship and related calls for sustainability transformations. However, smallholder farmers, indigenous groups, and local communities, who are expected to bear disproportionate burdens of loss and damage from climate ...
Joel Persson, Kelly Dorkenoo, Monin Nong, Sodavy Nhong, Van Hai Thi Nguyen   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Assessing and strengthening community‐based coastal governance

Conservation Biology, EarlyView.
Abstract Community‐based coastal governance is essential for biodiversity conservation and sustainable livelihoods, yet many communities continue to face significant challenges in establishing and sustaining effective governance systems. We sought to improve understanding of the current status of community‐based coastal governance across five countries
Mark Andrachuk, Graham Epstein, Shauna Mahajan, Zephania Arnold, Sinezio Junior, Dresy Lovasoa, Monalisa Mabandla, George W. Maina, Caroline Njeri, Samson Obiene, Geoffrey Odhiambo, Lenice Ojwang, Samantha Petersen, Vatosoa Rakotondrazafy, Joshua Rambahiniarison, Lilia Rasolofomanana, Tojo Rasolozaka, Maafaka Ravelona, Craig Smith, Pascal Thoya, Abel Valdivia, Milton Jose Xavier   +21 more
wiley   +1 more source

Climate shocks, coping strategies, and household resilience: Evidence from a three‐wave panel in Malawi

Contemporary Economic Policy, EarlyView.
Abstract Climate shocks threaten rural livelihoods in Malawi, yet households adopt diverse coping strategies to mitigate welfare losses. Using three‐wave Living Standards Measurement Study–Integrated Surveys on Agriculture panel data (2013–2019) and household fixed‐effects models, this study examines how climate shocks affect food security and ...
Suyeon Ro, Jongwook Lee
wiley   +1 more source

Microfinance

, 2016
This paper offers a critical survey of the microfinance literature of the past 10 years. It reviews studies on the effectiveness of different microfinance techniques and offers a critical assessment of the impact literature of microfinance. The literature so far suggests moderate but not transformative effects of microcredit, with effects being ...
openaire   +3 more sources

Does Microfinance Outreach Indonesian Micro and Small Enterprises?

Indonesian Journal of Business and Entrepreneurship
Background: Micro and Small Enterprises (MSEs) played role in Indonesia’s economy. However, Indonesian MSEs still faced various challenges in obtaining external financing.
Dewi Ratna Sjari Martokoesoemo, Ariel Bhaskara Haposan Sihombing   +1 more
doaj   +1 more source

Do Women Make Better Borrowers and Loan Officers? Evidence From Afghanistan

Economics of Transition and Institutional Change, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This study explores how gender is associated with microfinance loan performance in Afghanistan, a conservative and conflict‐affected society. We use data from over 9500 borrowers across Taliban‐ and government‐controlled areas for the period from January 2017 to February 2020, before the 2021 Taliban takeover.
Mustafa Disli, Shakir Jalaly, Laurent Weill   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Determinants of Financial Sustainability in Microfinance Institutions: A Panel Data Study [PDF]

Financial Markets, Institutions and Risks
Microfinance institutions have been used as a catalyst tool for increasing the welfare of poor people and fostering economic growth in many regions globally, including Nepal, since the decade of the 70s.
Gyan Mani Adhikari, Amrita Sapkota, Devendra Parajuli, Ganesh Bhattarai   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Freely (Un)Equal

Economics of Transition and Institutional Change, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Gender equality in the economy is a key issue on the political agenda. Western countries have long pursued policies promoting free competitive markets, with the EU focusing on harmonisation for market freedom. This study examines how economic freedom impacts gender equality using an instrumental variable approach. Results reveal mixed effects:
Matteo Migheli
wiley   +1 more source

A series of (un)fortunate events: Commercial bank interest rates and deposit reallocation during the Great Depression in the Netherlands

The Economic History Review, EarlyView.
Abstract During the global economic crisis of 1929–33, deposits in the Dutch commercial banking sector sharply declined as funds shifted to the government‐guaranteed Post Office Savings Bank and other savings institutions. Unlike earlier studies for neighbouring countries, we demonstrate that this shift was driven less by a flight to safety and more by
Ruben Peeters, Amaury de Vicq de Cumptich   +1 more
wiley   +1 more source