Parametric insurance and technology adoption in developing countries

Modeling Technology Adoption in Developing Countries

Perhaps one of the main reasons for studying economic development is to understand better how individuals are able to make the transition out of poverty. Technology may be viewed as a means to this end. Yet, while the development of higher-yielding varieties (HYV's) of many crops grown by poor farmers has enhanced this hope, it is essential to understand how new technologies are adopted in prac...

Models os soil conservation technology adoption in developing countries : the case of iran

Micro-Finance Health Insurance in Developing Countries

In developing economies, health shocks play a significant role in instigating and sustaining poverty. The impact of high catastrophic out-of-pocket health expenditure also fosters a culture in which people decide not to use services because they cannot afford either the direct costs, such as for health check-ups or consultations, medicines or laboratory diagnostic tests, or the indirect costs, ...

Information Technology in Developing Countries

In the poor and drought-prone rural district of Dhar in Madhya Pradesh, India, Gyandoot has tried since January 2000 to make government services more accessible to villagers through information and communications technology (ICT). Two recent surveys of this egovernment project allow us to evaluate whether the local population is benefiting. Main findings are that while service satisfaction is q...

Information Technology in Developing Countries

This paper investigates the impact of mobile phones on the micro-trading activities of women traders in Ghana. The research develops a conceptual model analyzing the impact of mobile phones on pre-trade, during-trade and post-trade activities. A case study approach is adopted and the findings suggest that traders primarily use mobile phones to communicate and exchange information in pre-and pos...