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ABSTRACT This study draws on framing theory to investigate how microfinance institutions (MFIs) strategically construct a vulnerability‐oriented organisational identity and how this framing influences their funding decisions during the pre‐campaign phase of prosocial crowdfunding.
Ana Paula Matias Gama +3 more
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Relationship Between Percepted Control Behavior, Intention, Facility and Behavior of Debt Return
Background: Formulation of the problem for this research is, how will the role of intention as a mediating variable and facilities as a moderating variable be able to play a role in influencing perceived control behavior on debt repayment behavior ...
Aprih Santoso +3 more
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Household Consumption Intentions by Income Group During Monetary Policy Easing and Tightening
ABSTRACT We investigate how the monetary policy interest rate affects Brazilian households' consumption intentions under two distinct regimes: monetary easing and tightening cycles. Using data from low‐ and high‐income households, we assess both the magnitude and the dynamics of this relationship.
Helder Ferreira de Mendonça +1 more
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Impact of Sovereign Debt Maturity on Fiscal Sustainability
ABSTRACT This study is the first to investigate the impact of the term structure of public debt on fiscal sustainability. We adopt the widely used backward‐looking measure of fiscal sustainability—fiscal responsiveness as proposed by Bohn. Using data from De Graeve and Mazzolini and focusing on a sample of 19 most developed countries, we demonstrate ...
António Afonso +3 more
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Drivers and Challenges of Micro‐Irrigation Adoption and Intensity in India: A Study of Four States
ABSTRACT India's food security relies substantially on groundwater, but inefficient irrigation is seriously depleting this resource. Micro‐irrigation (MI) improves irrigation application efficiency and productivity, yet adoption remains low. This study examines MI adoption across four major Indian states—Uttar Pradesh, Maharashtra, Madhya Pradesh and ...
Gurpreet Singh +2 more
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This study examined the effect of customer financial literacy on loan repayment outcomes among clients of licensed microfinance banks in Kwara State, Nigeria, grounded in Human Capital Theory and Information Asymmetry Theory.
Ahmed Adekunle
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ABSTRACT To explore the real effect of banking globalisation on bank liquidity creation, we investigate plausibly exogenous variations in the expectation of further banking globalisation under the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI), which further opens the gate to foreign investors.
Xuanyi Shi +3 more
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Temporary VAT Reduction in Vietnam: Consumer Behavior Analysis
ABSTRACT This study investigates the impact of temporary VAT rate changes on consumer behavior in Vietnam, particularly concerning the VAT reduction implemented during 2023–2024. The research analyzes annual survey data and household expenditure reports to assess changes in consumer spending on durable goods during the first half of 2024 (2024 H1 ...
Hang Thi Thu Trinh
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The Retention Dilemma in Academic Dentistry: Navigating Challenges, Cultivating Solutions
ABSTRACT The shortage of dental faculty in US dental schools has emerged as a critical concern, undermining institutions' ability to sustain optimal faculty‐to‐student ratios and ensure educational excellence. This paper synthesizes national workforce data, institutional climate surveys, and recent literature to examine multifactorial barriers to ...
Salwa Mekled +3 more
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ABSTRACT Objectives In South Korea, dental graduates frequently incur substantial debt to establish private practices; however, formal financial education is rarely incorporated into undergraduate dental curricula. This study examines whether undergraduate dental students exhibit debt account aversion (DAA)—a cognitive bias in which small debts are ...
Junsu Park, Jungjoon Ihm
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