Russell Toth
Biographic Data
| ID | 3705238 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Russell Toth |
| GIVEN NAMES | Russell |
| FAMILY NAME | Toth |
| SIGNATURE | TÓTH R |
| AFFILIATIONS | The University of Sydney |
| ORCID | 0000-0003-3910-5566 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 5 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 1 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 5 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2013 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2024 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
A false divide? Providing information about inequality aligns preferences for redistribution between right- and left-wing voters
Can a Multipronged Strategy of “Soft” Interventions Surmount Structural Barriers for Financial Inclusion? Evidence From the Unbanked in Papua New Guinea
We study the impacts of a comprehensive financial inclusion program in a particularly remote, insecure and low-trust setting, lacking bridging institutions to facilitate sustained interventions. We evaluate this program in Wewak district in northwest Papua New Guinea, by randomly assigning treatment to 41 of 79 villages. The program involves a 2-day financial literacy training workshop, timely offers of no-fee bank accounts with reduced administr…
Ecological Vulnerability Through Insurance? Potential Unintended Consequences of Livestock Drought Insurance
The Dynamics of Entrepreneurial Human Capital
with a theory of EHC accumulation. I also exploit the exogenous nature of the occupational shock to provide causal evidence for an economically-significant value of entrepreneurial experience. Secondly, I develop a full dynamic theory of EHC accumulation through learning-by-doing. The theory explains the bifurcation between subsistence entrepreneurs, who get caught in an EHC poverty trap, and opportunity-oriented entrepreneurs. I test the model w…
Southeast Asia's Credit Revolution
Aditya Goenka and David Henley (eds) (2011) Southeast Asia's Credit Revolution: From Moneylenders to Microfinance, Routledge, New York, pp. xx + 212. Paper: £28.00; US$49.95. Goenka and Henley draw
The Dynamics of Entrepreneurial Human Capital
with a theory of EHC accumulation. I also exploit the exogenous nature of the occupational shock to provide causal evidence for an economically-significant value of entrepreneurial experience. Secondly, I develop a full dynamic theory of EHC accumulation through learning-by-doing. The theory explains the bifurcation between subsistence entrepreneurs, who get caught in an EHC poverty trap, and opportunity-oriented entrepreneurs. I test the model w…
Southeast Asia's Credit Revolution
Aditya Goenka and David Henley (eds) (2011) Southeast Asia's Credit Revolution: From Moneylenders to Microfinance, Routledge, New York, pp. xx + 212. Paper: £28.00; US$49.95. Goenka and Henley draw
Ecological Vulnerability Through Insurance? Potential Unintended Consequences of Livestock Drought Insurance
Can a Multipronged Strategy of “Soft” Interventions Surmount Structural Barriers for Financial Inclusion? Evidence From the Unbanked in Papua New Guinea
We study the impacts of a comprehensive financial inclusion program in a particularly remote, insecure and low-trust setting, lacking bridging institutions to facilitate sustained interventions. We evaluate this program in Wewak district in northwest Papua New Guinea, by randomly assigning treatment to 41 of 79 villages. The program involves a 2-day financial literacy training workshop, timely offers of no-fee bank accounts with reduced administr…
A false divide? Providing information about inequality aligns preferences for redistribution between right- and left-wing voters
Economics (5 works) · Business (3 works) · Finance (2 works) · Finance (2 works) · Political science (2 works) · Sociology (2 works) · Agricultural risk and resilience (1 work) · Ancient history (1 work) · Animal Diversity and Health Studies (1 work) · Bank account (1 work)