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Group-lending: Sequential financing, lender monitoring and joint liability [PDF]

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We develop a simple model of group-lendingbased on peer monitoring and moral hazard. We find that, in the absence of sequential financing or lender monitoring, group-lending schemes may involve under-monitoring with the borrowers investing in undesirable
Prabal Roy Chowdhury
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Driving International Revenue Growth Through Social Sustainability: Insights for Corporate Social Responsibility

open access: yesCorporate Social Responsibility and Environmental Management, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Firms' international revenues help diversify revenue sources and reduce reliance on home markets, yet remain hard to grow given complex regulations, cultural differences and fierce competition. Grounded in the resource‐based view, we argue that social sustainability is a valuable, rare, inimitable and non‐substitutable resource that promotes ...
Ashutosh Singh   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Evaluating Income Stability, Financial Behaviour and Loan Repayment Culture Among Microfinance Clients in Kwara State, Nigeria

open access: yesInternational Journal of Applied Research in Business and Management
This study examined the effects of income stability and financial behaviour on loan repayment culture among clients of licensed microfinance banks in Kwara State, Nigeria, grounded in Friedman's (1957) Permanent Income Hypothesis and Ajzen's (1991 ...
Ahmed Adekunle
doaj   +1 more source

Factors Contributing to the Performance of Agricultural Credit in Lombok Indonesia [PDF]

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In Indonesia, national historical records show increasing agricultural credit provision by government, yet farmers seem to be unable to escape poverty. In addition, the repayment of credit has tended to be lower as years proceed.
Cameron, Donald   +2 more
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Ambient technology in epilepsy clinical practice

open access: yesEpilepsia Open, EarlyView.
Abstract The utilization of large language model‐based artificial intelligence (AI) in the field of neurology has gained attention as a viable tool to enhance and assist providers with processes ranging from scheduling patients to providing preliminary interpretations of testing results, pending orders, and documenting encounters. Epileptologists could
Haania Kakwan   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Social Connections and Group Banking [PDF]

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Lending to the poor is expensive due to high screening, monitoring, and enforcement costs. Group lending advocates believe lenders overcome this by harnessing social connections.
Dean S. Karlan
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Prevalence and Contributing Factors of Household Food Insecurity in Somalia: A Household‐Level Analysis

open access: yesFood Safety and Health, EarlyView.
Graphical abstract illustrating the study design, prevalence, and key contributing factors of household food insecurity in Somalia. ABSTRACT Somalia continues to experience a high burden of household food insecurity driven by recurrent climate shocks, protracted conflict, economic instability, displacement, and limited access to livelihoods and ...
Hassan Abdi Ahmed, Edwin Tito Magoti
wiley   +1 more source

International Dimensions in the Financing of Higher Education [PDF]

open access: yes
This chapter compares and contrasts international experience with respect to higher education financing. The size and payment forms of tuition, and the different types and levels of public sector support, are illustrated for a large number of countries ...
Bruce Chapman, Peter Tulip
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Financial stability consequences of strengthening the legal rights of secured creditors under the EU Preventive Restructuring Directive

open access: yesInternational Insolvency Review, EarlyView.
Abstract A key goal of the Capital Markets Union (CMU) Action Plan is to establish a functioning bond market, offering businesses finance options beyond traditional bank loans and creating a stable source of financing for the real economy across the EU.
Maryam Malakotipour
wiley   +1 more source

An Empirical Investigation on Credit Card Repayment Pattern of Academicians in Malaysia

open access: yesThe International Journal of Banking and Finance, 2018
The credit card market has witnessed tremendous growth resulting from a paradigm shift in technology. The genuine usage of credit cards as a form of convenience has diverged to overspending, irresponsibility, revolving liability and bankruptcy.
Kuah Yoke Chin   +3 more
doaj  

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