Farmers' awareness of digital credit: Does financial literacy matter?
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This study investigates the relationship between financial literacy and farmers' awareness of digital credit in rural Madagascar. We apply questions that demonstrate individuals' understanding four fundamental concepts for decision making: numeracy, interest compounding, inflation risk diversification to measure literacy. find has a positive statistically significant effect on credit. Our highlights importance increasing areas Madagascar supports widely held view is crucial products.
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عنوان ژورنال: Journal of International Development
سال: 2023
ISSN: ['0954-1748', '1099-1328']
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1002/jid.3774