Designing inclusive and user-friendly digital payment systems is crucial to eliminate barriers faced by users. This research focuses on fostering empathy for and identifying the needs of users who exhibit behaviours that indicate they encounter accessibility or usability barriers in digital...

Two-thirds of people in the Lao People's Democratic Republic live in rural areas, yet agriculture contributes less than one-fifth of gross domestic product. As such, farm incomes remain low and many lack access to safe and nutritious food sufficient to meet dietary needs and risk falling into...

Designing inclusive and user-friendly digital payment systems is crucial to eliminate barriers faced by users. This research focuses on fostering empathy for and identifying the needs of users who exhibit behaviours that indicate they encounter accessibility or usability barriers in digital...

In economics, the regional densification of economic activity is referred to as agglomeration. The effects of agglomeration are often referred to when discussing the wider economic benefits of transportation infrastructure projects. The magnitude of these effects has not been extensively studied...

This Discussion Paper presents an overview of the granting of transportation assistance to Brazilian working heads of families based on data from the IBGE 2018-2019 Family Budget Survey. It was shown that people from the lowest social strata, with less education and income, are precisely those...

Research into a hypothetical Digital Canadian Dollar has largely focused on public policy, financial technology innovations and public opinion. In this study, we explore the consumer value proposition of a hypothetical Digital Canadian Dollar, considerations for its adoption and the users who...

We explore how digital payments, which dominate the payment landscape in Canada, can be made more cognitively accessible. In particular, we are focused on removing cognitive barriers present in many digital interfaces and products. We propose an inclusive approach since involving people with...

Urbanization and demographic change are also having an impact on the demand for basic services. As a result, private and public service providers are gradually abandoning economically unattractive locations, whereby rural areas are generally more affected by these developments than urban areas....

We present an empirical assessment of the accessibility and levels of 'safety-net' benefits. Complementing existing studies, which often adopt an institutional focus or compare legal entitlement rules, it employs a people-centred perspective, using data on cash support that people receive in...

This Discussion Paper presents an overview of the granting of transportation assistance to Brazilian working heads of families based on data from the IBGE 2018-2019 Family Budget Survey. It was shown that people from the lowest social strata, with less education and income, are precisely those...

The transport system is a crucial component of economic development in any country. Bosnia and Herzegovina, being a country with a diverse topography, faces unique challenges and opportunities in its transport system. This paper examines the potential challenges and opportunities of the...

Background: An alternative to unsustainable urban developments, rural living is on the rise, but it already has its challenges. To that end, rural logistics and transportation (RLT) calls for a comprehensive analysis of its context, especially in a climate-changed and socially turbulent world....

Research into a hypothetical Digital Canadian Dollar has largely focused on public policy, financial technology innovations and public opinion. In this study, we explore the consumer value proposition of a hypothetical Digital Canadian Dollar, considerations for its adoption and the users who...

Energy poverty is one of the major deprivations that has direct effect on the well-being of a household at micro level. At macro level, it also has significant effect and hinders the sustainable development of a nation. The binary measurement, commonly used to identify the energy poor...

Entrepreneurial endeavours often begin with entrepreneurship training. Such trainings, however, remain largely inaccessible to Persons with Disabilities (PWDs), and thus, their entrepreneurial potential remains untapped. This comprehensive literature review examines the barriers to...

We explore how digital payments, which dominate the payment landscape in Canada, can be made more cognitively accessible. In particular, we are focused on removing cognitive barriers present in many digital interfaces and products. We propose an inclusive approach since involving people with...

We present an empirical assessment of the accessibility and levels of safety net benefits. Complementing existing studies, which often adopt an institutional focus or compare legal entitlement rules, it employs a people-centred perspective using data on cash support that people receive in...

Passenger travel by car currently accounts for a significant part of greenhouse gas emissions, but reducing dependency on the car in rural areas while ensuring accessibility is challenging. This study offers a user perspective on the constraints to fossil-free mobility in a remote rural area of...

In economics, the regional densification of economic activity is referred to as agglomeration. The effects of agglomeration are often referred to when discussing the wider economic benefits of transportation infrastructure projects. The magnitude of these effects has not been extensively studied...

Access and ingress to and from the metro stations plays a crucial role in elevating the efficacy of transportation systems. This study presents a novel approach to optimize and integrate feeder route network with mass transit system using GIS. An initial accessibility analysis of existing feeder...

Urbansierung und demografischer Wandel zeigen auch Auswirkungen auf die Nachfrage nach Dienstleistungen der Grundversorgung. Das führt dazu, dass private und öffentliche Dienstleister bestrebt sind, wirtschaftlich unattraktive Standorte sukzessive aufgeben, wobei ländliche Räume von diesen...

Robotergestützte Objektübergaben setzen derzeit Sichtkontakt des Roboters mit dem menschlichen Interaktionspartner voraus. Barrierefreie Anwendungsszenarien, z. B. bei Sichtverdeckung im Fertigungsprozess, erfordern jedoch Lösungen ohne Sichtkontakt. In der vorliegenden Studie wurden dazu...

As research indicates a gap between complex scientific measures of accessibility and simpler proxies used by firms, this paper analyses the impact of several market access indicators on the location decision of firms. It compares the role of inter- and intra-industry agglomeration as proxies of...

Verändert sich die Erreichbarkeit einer Stadt, beispielsweise da sie erstmalig an das Schienenfernverkehrsnetz angeschlossen wird, hat dies nicht nur Auswirkungen auf die Verkehrsnachfrage, sondern kann auch katalytische Effekte auf die Stadtentwicklung haben. Die in diesem Beitrag vorgestellte...

This paper explores the relationship between market accessibility and various participants' welfare in an intermediated directed-search market. For a general class of meeting technologies, we provide a necessary and sufficient condition under which efficiency requires imperfect accessibility,...

Alcantara, Shinohara, and their contributors evaluate the current state of diversity and inclusion (D&I) within business and higher education in Japan, and the importance of D&I to the growth of Japan's economy and the enrichment of its society. Japan is widely understood to be a homogenous and...

Ride-hailing services have the potential to expand access to opportunities, but out-of-pocket costs may limit the benefits of ride-hail for low-income individuals. This paper examines how ride-hailing services can shape spatial and socioeconomic differences in access to opportunities while...

Ride-hailing services have the potential to expand access to opportunities, but out-of-pocket costs may limit the benefits of ride-hail for low-income individuals. This paper examines how ride-hailing services can shape spatial and socioeconomic differences in access to opportunities while...

Providing adequate homes has been an ongoing challenge for Hong Kong. The Hong Kong government has utilized new town developments to meet its development goals, employing a balanced development principle. However, Hong Kong's new towns have long been criticized as 'dormitory towns,' as they...

The equitable allocation of public service facilities is directly related to the healthy development and socially just functioning of cities. Traditional location-allocation models mostly take travel distance and facility construction cost as the decision-making objectives, with relatively...

This paper explores the relationship between market accessibility and various participants' welfare in an intermediated directed-search market. For a general class of meeting technologies, we provide a necessary and sufficient condition under which efficiency requires imperfect accessibility,...

Verändert sich die Erreichbarkeit einer Stadt, beispielsweise da sie erstmalig an das Schienenfernverkehrsnetz angeschlossen wird, hat dies nicht nur Auswirkungen auf die Verkehrsnachfrage, sondern kann auch katalytische Effekte auf die Stadtentwicklung haben. Die in diesem Beitrag vorgestellte...