Essays about: "Microinsurance"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 8 essays containing the word Microinsurance.

  1. 1. ACCESSING MICROFINANCE THROUGH FINANCIAL LITERACY : A Case Study of Hand in Hand Eastern Africa’s Operations in Kenya

    University essay from Umeå universitet/Företagsekonomi

    Author : Pontus Lindahl; Linda Mokvist; [2020]
    Keywords : Financial Literacy; Microfinance; Microcredit; Women Empowerment; Financial Inclusion; Social Capital; Social Learning Theory; Dynamic Capabilities; Poverty Alleviation; Developing Countries; Kenya; Bottom of the Pyramid; Hand in Hand andHand in Hand Eastern Africa;

    Abstract : In 2015, United Nations implemented seventeen Sustainable Development Goals along with 169 sub-targets with the ambition to transform the world through achieving sustainable development and, hence annihilate poverty. In light of the foregoing, both authoritative and non-governmental entities accentuated the significance of ‘financial inclusion’ which, in turn, has developed into an evangelical advocacy reminiscent of the extensive publicity that microfinance received at the end of last century which, in turn, has led to an unprecedented passion among philanthrocapitalists, transnational corporations, and other benefactors to financially and socially assist the impoverished. READ MORE

  3. 2. Insuring Kenyan Smallholder Farmers Against Drought: Does Livestock Index-Based Insurance Increase Climate Resilience?

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Ekonomisk-historiska institutionen

    Author : Lea Kauffmann - de Vries; [2018]
    Keywords : index insurance; microinsurance; livestock insurance; climate risk management; NDVI; Business and Economics;

    Abstract : While index insurance has received increased attention as an instrument for adaptation to climate change, evidence supporting its effectiveness remains limited. This thesis explores the potential of normalized difference vegetation index (NDVI) based livestock index insurance in Northern Kenya to help small-scale farmers to manage climate change risks in the event of livestock-reducing drought. READ MORE

  4. 3. The Power of Framing - A Randomized Control Trial on Microinsurance Take-up Rates in Paraguay

    University essay from Handelshögskolan i Stockholm/Institutionen för nationalekonomi

    Author : Fredrik Graflund; [2016]
    Keywords : Microinsurance; Framing; Prospect Theory; Randomized Control Trial; Paraguay;

    Abstract : Building on the economic literature on behavioral biases in individual decision-making, this study investigates whether framing influence the perceived value of microinsurance and, in turn, take-up rates. To derive the effects of framing on microinsurance take-up rates, a randomized control trial was conducted in Paraguay in cooperation with N. READ MORE

  5. 4. The Effect of Microinsurance on Investment Levels among Farmers

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Nationalekonomiska institutionen

    Author : Adam Sturesson; [2016]
    Keywords : microinsurance; insurance; investment; Zambia; Choma; Business and Economics;

    Abstract : Variable incomes and under-investment due to risks of economic loss is an often overlooked aspect of poverty. Affordable insurance against risks such as loss of harvest due to low rainfall may be a key factor in reducing poverty. READ MORE

  6. 5. Overconfidence And Crop Insurance Demand

    University essay from Handelshögskolan i Stockholm/Institutionen för nationalekonomi

    Author : Mattias Almqvist; Mats Wiklund; [2013]
    Keywords : Overconfidence; Crop Insurance; Microinsurance; Agriculture; Ethiopia;

    Abstract : This thesis investigates overconfidence and its effect on crop insurance demand in one of the most drought-prone regions in the world: Tigrai in Northern Ethiopia. As the formal safety-nets in this developing country are almost non-existent, the population is highly vulnerable to natural disasters. READ MORE