Lack of access to credit is a key obstacle for economic development of transitional economies such as Kenya. The underlying problem is related to information asymmetry combined with the lack of collateral by low income households. Microfinance led group lending model offer a new way to deal with...

This study investigates the factors that impact the duration of trade relationships in U.S. fresh fruit and vegetable imports. We employ both the survival analysis (KM estimates and Cox PH model) as well as a count data model. The preliminary results indicate that SPS treatment requirements...

The rate of Internet purchasing is increasing day by day. One of the reasons of that increase could be individuals’ intention to allocate time effectively in order to maximize their utility function. Within this context, an employed woman would aim to spend less time on household chores such...