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Original Article
Open Access
Influence of Demographic Determinants on Reverse Mortgage Willingness : An Empirical Study from India
Sarita Gupta, Sanjay Kumar
· pp. 7–20
DOI: 10.17010/aijer/2018/v7i2/124537
The present study surveyed Indian elderly homeowners to assess their willingness for National Housing Bank's (NHB) scheme : Reverse Mortgage (RM). The prominent purpose to carry out the research was to analyze various demographic factors which contribute or hinder the …
Keywords:
Aging, “Cash Poor, Home Richâ€, Demographic Factors, Elderly Homeowner, Housing Wealth, Reverse Mortgage
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Original Article
Open Access
Gender Inequality in Education and the Reasons of its Variation Across Assam, India
Roselin Basumatary, Manjit Das
· pp. 21–37
DOI: 10.17010/aijer/2018/v7i2/125136
Gender inequality in education is the inequality in education between males and females. Several studies upon gender inequality in education showed that it acts as an obstacle to development. The study aimed to find out the extent of gender inequality …
Keywords:
Gender, Inequality, Education, Districts, Poverty
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Original Article
Open Access
Microfinance Training : A Magic Wand to Achieve Financial Literacy
N. V. Vijaykumar, Gajendra J. Naidu
· pp. 38–49
DOI: 10.17010/aijer/2018/v7i2/125144
Financial literacy is seen as one of the remedies that alleviate the poor by helping them understand finances better. It is perceived to trigger their spirit of entrepreneurship, which in turn helps improve their income. Governments world over have recognized …
Keywords:
Development, Entrepreneurship, Financial Literacy, Income, Microfinance Training, Social Intermediation
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Original Article
Open Access
A Note on Some Preliminary Observations on the State of Economics Education in Gujarat
Ketan K. Shah
· pp. 50–54
DOI: 10.17010/aijer/2018/v7i2/125147
This paper was based on my observations and experiences with regard to the pathetic state of economics education in the state of Gujarat. I surmised that the situation may not be very much different in other parts of the country, …
Keywords:
Economics Education, Economics Syllabus, Macroeconomics, Mathematization, Microeconomics