Khan Islam
Biographic Data
| ID | 4029709 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Khan Islam |
| GIVEN NAMES | Khan |
| FAMILY NAME | Islam |
| SIGNATURE | ISLAM K |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of British Columbia |
| ORCID | 0000-0003-3883-8856 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 4 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 1 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 4 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2019 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2025 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Skating on thin ice? Exposure to poverty among Canadians
From struggle to strain
Purpose This study explores the impact of financial distress on household vulnerability to poverty in Canada. Previous studies primarily focus on assessing financial stress using one or two indicators, such as mortgage and non-mortgage debt. Moreover, there is limited discussion on the association between financial distress and poverty dynamics. Households that are currently non-poor may become poor in the next period and vice versa. Our objectiv…
A new era of microfinance
Instant and low‐cost access to digital microcredit attracts millions of borrowers. Using household panel data, we study the impacts of digital microcredit on poverty in Kenya and compare the impact with traditional microcredit. We employ difference‐in‐differences and propensity score matching methods and find significant negative impacts of digital loans on poverty but do not find any significant impacts of the traditional microcredit on poverty.…
Microcredit contract design
Microcredit contract design
A new era of microfinance
Instant and low‐cost access to digital microcredit attracts millions of borrowers. Using household panel data, we study the impacts of digital microcredit on poverty in Kenya and compare the impact with traditional microcredit. We employ difference‐in‐differences and propensity score matching methods and find significant negative impacts of digital loans on poverty but do not find any significant impacts of the traditional microcredit on poverty.…
Skating on thin ice? Exposure to poverty among Canadians
From struggle to strain
Purpose This study explores the impact of financial distress on household vulnerability to poverty in Canada. Previous studies primarily focus on assessing financial stress using one or two indicators, such as mortgage and non-mortgage debt. Moreover, there is limited discussion on the association between financial distress and poverty dynamics. Households that are currently non-poor may become poor in the next period and vice versa. Our objectiv…
Economic growth (4 works) · Economics (4 works) · Poverty (3 works) · Business (2 works) · Development economics (2 works) · Financial system (2 works) · FinTech, Crowdfunding, Digital Finance (2 works) · Microfinance (2 works) · Microfinance and Financial Inclusion (2 works) · Poverty, Education, and Child Welfare (2 works)