Insurance choices require consumers to translate uncertain future losses, contractual exclusions, premiums, deductibles, benefit limits and household constraints into decisions whose quality may not become observable for years. This critical narrative review evaluates how insuran...
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Research Article10.9734/jemt/2026/v32i91459
This study examines the impact of Chinese official development assistance (ODA) on the export performance of African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) member countries using a structural gravity model. The study uses a balanced panel dataset covering 54 African countries from...
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Poverty extends beyond income deprivation and encompasses shortfalls in health, education, and living standards. This study examines the principal socio-economic determinants of multidimensional poverty across Indian states and assesses changes between the 2015–16 and 2019–21 rou...
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Florence Njeri Githinjie, Pereez Nimusima, Crispus Tashobya, Kadhiri Mohamedi Rwambale, Juuko Ijoga Godfrey, Priscilla Tibihikirra & Alex Rubalema·Journal of Economics, Management and Trade·2026
Purpose: This study examined associations between promotional marketing strategies and a composite measure of perceived community-based health insurance (CBHI) uptake and service experience at Kitojo Integrated Development Action in western Uganda. Methods: A cross-sectional mixe...
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Research Article10.9734/jemt/2026/v32i81457
Government expenditure is an important fiscal policy instrument for supporting production, income generation, and economic development. This study examines the growth, composition, and relationship of public expenditure with Net State Domestic Product (NSDP) in Tamil Nadu from 19...
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Objective: Previous studies have reported inconsistent findings regarding the determinants of capital structure, with limited evidence on the moderating role of financial market development in emerging markets. Therefore, this study aims to examine the effects of goodwill assets,...
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Coconut cultivation in Salem District has undergone a transition from a household plantation activity to a farm enterprise with a capital structure. Small and marginal farmers continue to cultivate the crop amid ever-increasing irrigation charges, labour shortages, high input req...
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Background: India’s merchandise exports are influenced by interrelated trade, investment, production, energy and exchange-rate conditions. Aim: The study examines the short-run and long-run determinants of India's merchandise exports, focusing on the role of foreign direct invest...
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Fragile states in Sub-Saharan Africa continue to face recurrent conflict associated with economic marginalisation, weak institutions, poverty, and restricted access to finance. This study examined whether credit access and mobile money are associated with conflict risk in ten fra...
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Sub-Saharan Africa continues to experience instability and violence, as economic exclusion, weak governance systems and inadequate financial resources constrain development. This study examines the effect of credit allocation on development finance and the moderating role of cent...
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