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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

The case for structural reform in medical student research access. [PDF]

Am J Surg
Kabbani T, Eze AN, Greenberg JA, McElroy L.   +3 more
europepmc   +1 more source

Do Resource‐Constrained Small Private Firms Support Incumbent or Nonincumbent Factions? Evidence From Chinese Township and Village Enterprises

Economics &Politics, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Research on corporate political strategy emphasizes firm—government engagement but largely treats governments as unitary and political alignment as stable. Drawing on stakeholder theory and the behavioral theory of the firm (BTOF), this study challenges these assumptions by examining how resource‐constrained small private firms navigate ...
Lee Li, Gongming Qian
wiley   +1 more source

The Role of Sleep Banking in Reducing Cognitive and Motor Impairments from Subsequent Sleep Restriction: A Narrative Review. [PDF]

Clocks Sleep
Juginović A, Rodman L.
europepmc   +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

Stochastic simulation modeling of the economics of providing additional living space for housed dairy cows. [PDF]

Front Vet Sci
Thompson JS, Hudson CD, Huxley JN, Kaler J, Green MJ.   +4 more
europepmc   +1 more source

The Role of Entrepreneurial Motivation on Microcredit Terms’ and Repayment Performance

LHSSIS-19, LELSE-19, STEM-19, HEFBS-19 Dec. 18-20, 2019 Lisbon (Portugal), 2019
openaire   +1 more source

Speculation in the United Kingdom, 1785‒2019

The Economic History Review, EarlyView.
Abstract Speculation has long been thought to have significant economic effects, but it is difficult to measure, making it challenging to examine these effects empirically. In this paper we measure speculation in the United Kingdom since 1785 by using business and financial reporting in The Times newspaper.
William Quinn, John D. Turner, Clive B. Walker   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Integrated Depression Care and Livelihood Interventions for Low-Income Women in Vietnam: Protocol for a Cluster Nonrandomized Controlled Trial (LIFE-DM). [PDF]

JMIR Res Protoc
Ngo VK, Vu TT, Sobowale K, Lam TT, Nguyen T, Linnemayr S, Huang W.   +6 more
europepmc   +1 more source