Do guarantee programs lead to additionality in agricultural lending? Do guarantee programs contribute to small loans? Do guarantee programs encourage ..
Institutional credit set up by the government may not necessarily be the major source of funds in the rural areas. In addition, there may be enough fu..
To understand the saving characteristics of households before appropriate polices can be formulated, this study examines the saving behavior of Filipi..
The analysis of credit rationing in the context of the classical equilibrium model implies the existence of financial repression where interest rates ..
In its attempt to examine the transaction cost of banks, this study develops a method of estimating transaction cost for each bank activity. It also e..
What is the magnitude of borrower transaction costs? How does it affect borrower demand for and access to credit? What are the determinants of transac..
There has been a growing interest in the rural financial sector mainly due to the ongoing reforms in the financial system that is headed towards a mor..
This paper reviews the trends in rural banking during the past ten years with an emphasis on deposit mobilization. Results indicate that while there h..
Utilizing flexible functional forms as well as incorporating methods for treating zero observations in household survey data, this paper attempts to c..
This paper reviews the monetary and credit policies that directly or indirectly bear on the rise and fall of informal credit markets. It also describe..
This paper provides a systematic investigation of agricultural systems practiced in the uplands by starting with a formal treatment of the shifting cu..
The manner by which the government has chosen to finance the fiscal deficit in the given period and the economic consequences of financing of governme..