Abstract This study analyses the effects of social capital on repayment behaviour borrowers in Thailand. In context agricultural economics, an innovative data collection approach is used that originates from field sociology. A personal network survey carried out to measure individual borrowers. Social variables are defined according to: tie strength (bonding/bridging) and distance (linking) between respondent his/her member. Bonding has a significant positive influence performance. However,...

Abstract This study analyses the effects of social capital on loan repayment behavior borrowers in Vietnam. In context agricultural economics, an innovative data collection approach is used that originates from field sociology. A personal network survey carried out to measure individual borrowers. Social variables are defined according tie strength (bonding/bridging) and distance (linking) between respondent his/her member. has a significant positive influence rescheduling loans. However, we...

Abstract Social capital matters in the economy. This study shows how different forms of individual social affect access to formal credit rural Thailand. is defined as interpersonal network (ties) resources. A data collection approach used that originates field sociology and innovative context development economics: personal survey. Four variables are according tie strength distance between respondent his/her members, resulting four variables: (1) bonding (strong ties persons similar...

Abstract The rural out‐migration of young people leads to problems such as “brain drain” and the overageing population. purpose this paper is study return migration motives among students originating from areas. case relates province Akmola, northern Kazakhstan. Based on data collected college university ( n = 357), a binary logistic regression model used identify motives. Noneconomic economic are equally important in forming intention. Our findings do not suggest that particularly...

Abstract Empirical evidence supports the hypothesis that an individual’s position in income stratum—more than absolute level—determines subjective well-being. However, studies on well-being suffer from a critical methodological weakness: they use exogenously defined reference groups. Our study addresses this point by applying innovative new survey instrument. We ask respondents to identify individual persons for comparisons. find these come range of social Interactions between personality...

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to analyze the effects network-based individual social capital on access rural households services. Design/methodology/approach In context development economics, an innovative data collection approach used determine capital. originates from field sociology and entails a personal network survey. authors define four variables according tie strength distance between respondent his/her member. Findings Social ties are not homogeneous. econometric results...

While the rural exodus dominates public and scientific debates, considerably less attention has been given to studying why overwhelming majority of people worldwide remain immobile. As a consequence this, reasons stay, especially in economically weaker areas, are still not fully understood. This paper aims contribute closing this gap by addressing question stay put despite inter-regional welfare. Based on Theory Planned Behaviour (TPB) we model staying intentions villagers Kazakhstan, where...

Purpose Ethical consumption is on the rise amidst concerns about environmental and health impacts of industrial agriculture. In light increasingly complex food choices, alternative networks have emerged. However, their success depends a deeper understanding product attributes that guide (ethical) consumer decisions. This study focuses preferences consumers when choosing buying fresh vegetables in Romania. Design/methodology/approach employs discrete choice experiment to determine how make...

Abstract People use social comparisons to reduce uncertainty when facing new or stressful situations. This study explores how a experience, the COVID-19 pandemic, changed people compare their income. It relates these changes subjective well-being (SWB). We repeated cross-sectional dataset of students at two German universities from before and during pandemic. A novel survey instrument is employed identify individualized reference groups used for income comparison analyze whether pattern...

Abstract Most policy and research interest regarding rural credit markets revolves around the perception that poor households in developing countries lack access to credit, which is believed have negative consequences for household welfare. An important feature of market easier some groups than others. The Vietnamese government supplied on preferential terms, particularly households, throug state-owned financial intermediaries. share informal sector was thus considerably reduced from 78%...

Analyzing secondary and primary data (collected in 2001–2002), this paper suggests a shift national development policies from solely promoting rural credit to supporting local savings activities. The household (N = 260) are econometrically analyzed applying conjoint analysis (CA) methodology. CA gave valuable insights into how improve outreach of formal financial institutes (FFIs) by adapting the products client preferences revealed an un‐attended demand for instruments. Due enormous FFIs...

How do cultural practices influence the process of participatory governance within local administrative structures? We address this question by reflecting dimensions, such as collectivism, uncertainty avoidance, and power distance a contextual sensitive "cultural sensemaking" model. The modelled context refers to community development meetings held in Thai communities. Here people gather discuss plans, which are later finalized at Tambon Administrative Organization (TAO). hypothesize that...

During the transition of Vietnamese economy, adaptation financial system was one most challenging reforms. A major task this reform to expand systems outreach emerging private sector and household (HH) economies, especially in rural areas. Therefore, state-owned intermediaries such as Vietnam Bank for Agriculture Rural Development (VBARD) Poor (VBP) have been established. Despite general successes terms credit outreach, certain population groups seem bypassed by both banks. Furthermore,...

Abstract: This study shows how different forms of individual social capital affect access to formal credit in rural Thailand. In the context agriculture economics, an innovative data collection approach is used that originates from field sociology (personal network survey). We measure according to: 1. tie strength between respondent and personal member (bonding/bridging); 2. distance (linking). Strong ties (bonding) combination with socially distant members (linking) reduce chances being...

Thailand introduced a universal health-care scheme in 2001, initially with co-payment of 30 baht (B) per physician’s visit which was abolished by the military Government 2006. The covers 75 cent Thai population. Nevertheless, it lacks flexibility for beneficiaries as is one-size-fits-all scheme. In this study, choicebased conjoint (CBC) analysis used to identify demands different subpopulations Mae Rim district, northern Thailand. subpopulations, such men, women and ethnic minorities, are...

TABLE OF CONTENTS: Preface; Gertrud Buchenrieder and Tom Dufhues. Issues evidence of social networks in boosting rural households' welfare; Buchenrieder. Open issues implications for measuring individual capital developing countries; Dufhues What do Vietnamese farmers when a crisis occurs? Covering lack resources through networks; Tina Beuchelt Isabel Fischer. Structural agricultural income among corporate the Czech Republic; Axel Wolz, Jana Fritzsch Klaus Reinsberg. Improving functioning...