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Rural Credit, Rural Entrepreneurship and Inclusive Growth

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This study explores the interconnected relationship between rural credit, rural entrepreneurship, and inclusive growth, focusing on their collective role in promoting sustainable economic development in rural areas. Access to credit is a fundamental constraint faced by rural entrepreneurs, hindering their ability to invest, innovate, and expand.
openaire   +2 more sources

CREDIT MARKET CONSTRAINTS AND PROFITABILITY IN TUNISIAN AGRICULTURE

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This work investigates the link between constraints in agricultural credit markets and farm profitability in a developing country setting. Using data from rural Tunisia in a switching econometric model, this work directly estimates both the determinants ...
Foltz, Jeremy D.
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Realistic Representation, Dynamic Evolution and Determinants of Institutional Quality in China

open access: yesInternational Studies of Economics, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT The paper delves into the role of institutional quality in bolstering China's economic resilience post‐COVID‐19, CITIC‐Entropy. It divides institutions into basic and changeable categories, establishing an index system via the CITIC‐Entropy TOPSIS model.
Susu Wang, Qidi Zhang, Jing Fang
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URBAN AND RURAL DIFFERENCES IN UTILIZATION OF STATE EARNED INCOME TAX CREDIT PROGRAMS: MINNESOTA'S EXPERIENCE

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This paper examines utilization rates of Minnesota's earned income tax credit program by households on welfare from 1992 through 1999. We examine urban and rural differences in the rate of filing an income tax return and receiving the earned income tax ...
Stinson, Thomas F., Hirasuna, Donald P.
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The Retention Dilemma in Academic Dentistry: Navigating Challenges, Cultivating Solutions

open access: yesJournal of Dental Education, EarlyView.
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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Varieties of Democracy Aid Approaches: The Role of Donors' Domestic Ideology

open access: yesJournal of International Development, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT After the end of the Cold War, DAC donors increased their efforts of democracy promotion in developing countries. Among other instruments, DAC donors increasingly use democracy aid to improve democracy abroad. However, DAC donors differ in their allocation and delivery strategy of democracy aid.
Jean‐Baptiste Puginier
wiley   +1 more source

What determines credit participation and credit constraints of the poor in peri-urban areas, Vietnam?

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This paper uses a novel dataset collected by the first author from peri-urban areas of Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam in 2008 to examine how the poor use their loans, and factors affecting their credit participation and credit constraints. The paper finds the
Doan, Tinh, Gibson, John, Holmes, Mark
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