At the top of our end-of-term reading list is Financial Inclusion & Sustainable Rural Development, the new book edited by Faculty Director Isaac Koomson (#UQ #CBEH) & Renato Villano (#UNE). https://t.co/XbME4ROYkx #FinancialInclusion #SDGs #FinancialCapability #SocialDevelopment

'Financial Inclusion and Sustainable Rural Development' provide a discourse on the viability of financial inclusion as an effective policy for achieving the SDGs in rural areas across the globe. https://t.co/LbB2GNleTU

· Employment-related time poverty (TPOV) increases the likelihood of eating food away from home (FAFH). · TPOV increases FAFH more for lunch, followed by breakfast and dinner. · Time stress is an important pathway in the process. Published in #Appetite https://t.co/dfkauBqJZm

New book with @villano_rene published by @Palgrave Financial Inclusion and Sustainable Rural Development Publication: https://t.co/LKd0mmcXZK #FinancialInclusion #SDGs #EnergyTransition #rural #SustainableDevelopment #mentalhealth @uniQLD #CBEH #resilience #mobilemoney #4IR

Financial Inclusion (FI) and Sustainable Rural Development *Provides a rural-based exposition on the link between FI and SDGs *Explores the transmission mechanisms that underlie the FI-SDG nexus *Conceptualizes FI using multidimensional constructs or digital financial inclusion

MARCH 2024 "Financial Inclusion and Multidimensional Child Poverty" • by @ikoomson2 coordinating editor: @leightjessica https://t.co/haGwji586s #REHO Free Access through March 31

- We use 4 waves representative China Family Panel Studies (CFPS) longitudinal survey. - We find that being an entrepreneur increases subjective wellbeing. - Social status and economic status are important channels through which entrepreneurship influences subjective wellbeing.

📢New Paper! My newest work: "Entrepreneurship and subjective wellbeing in China: Exploring linkages and potential channels" is published in Journal of Business Venturing Insights [ABDC - A]. with Isaac Koomson (@uniQLD) & Quanda Zhang (Federation Uni)

#Long school travel time impedes children’s learning outcomes through class hours missed and poor health #school #Africa https://t.co/8yGTHyWvTf @cliff020 @ikoomson2 #Ghana. OPEN ACCESS

What is the link between ethnic diversity and financial inclusion? Increased employment opportunities and social group membership serve as potential pathways via which ethnic diversity increases financial inclusion, this study finds. More: https://t.co/bH7lqeY2bc @mnkdanquah

Non-farm entrepreneurship reduces energy poverty in rural India. Effects vary across the four castes. Financial and durable asset accumulation serve as important pathways. Published open access via https://t.co/B80n4xJz8Y @uniQLD @csdwustl #SDGs #EnergyTransition

In a new review, an international team of researchers looks at #EconomicEmpowerment interventions & educational outcomes. The findings may surprise you. More: https://t.co/rdaPjPZngw #FinancialCapability #AssetBuilding #CBEH #FCABAfrica #AcademicAchievement #AcademicPerformance

An article by authors from SubSaharan #Africa: How does #school travel time impact children’s #learning outcomes in a developing country? (Free Access through Sept30) 8 citations #REHO https://t.co/8yGTHyWvTf @cliff020 @ikoomson2 (pictured) economic #development #education

Bank trust increases financial inclusion by 34.3 percentage points. Effect is larger among males and urban residents. In 𝐈𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐧𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐥 𝐑𝐞𝐯𝐢𝐞𝐰 𝐨𝐟 𝐄𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐨𝐦𝐢𝐜𝐬 & 𝐅𝐢𝐧𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐞 Borrower discouragement mediates the bank trust-financial inclusion nexus.

More than 90% of primary school children travel on foot to school and this negatively affects their learning outcomes #Africa #Ghana https://t.co/8yGTHyWvTf @cliff020 @ikoomson2 #REHO

Bridging the gender asset gap: financial literacy training increases asset accumulation more for women than men #gender #finlit #Africa attention: @Dr_AnnaLusardi @ikoomson2 OPEN ACCESS @villano_rene March 2022 https://t.co/ZVkSxJhy60

Financial literacy training enhances accumulation of both financial and durable assets in # Ghana #financialeducation #Africa @ikoomson2 OPEN ACCESS @villano_rene https://t.co/45rr51P6cG

What is discouraged borrower syndrome & how does it shape #ChildDeprivation? Raymond Elikplim Kofinti, Faculty Director Isaac Koomson & James Atta Peprah examine the association, finding greater effects on rural children, esp. girls: https://t.co/RhJuLcO62C #CBEH #FCABAfrica

New study finds: Multidimensional child deprivation (MCD) in Ghana is 40.8%. Borrower discouragement increases MCD by 4.0%. Effect is more pronounced among rural children and girls. Potential pathways—non-farm business start-ups and income per capita. https://t.co/uiX4zBdlU9

How does #school #travel time impact children’s learning outcomes in a developing country? https://t.co/8yGTHyWvTf @cliff020 @ikoomson2 (Free Access through March 31) #Africa #REHO