Chandralekha Ghosh
Biographic Data
| ID | 4155080 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Chandralekha Ghosh |
| GIVEN NAMES | Chandralekha |
| FAMILY NAME | Ghosh |
| SIGNATURE | GHOSH C |
| AFFILIATIONS | West Bengal State University |
| ORCID | 0000-0001-5598-4500 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 5 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 8 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 5 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2010 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2022 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
A Comparative Study of Saving Behaviour Between India and China
This study attempts to understand the determinants of saving behaviour using the Global Findex micro-database of India and China. Further, this study has also tried to identify the gender gap in saving behaviour for both the countries. Empirical (pooled logistic regression) results suggest that being rich, educated, employed and old favour saving than others. Women are more prone to save informally than men. The main contribution of this article …
Determinants of digital finance in India
Digital finance can act as a catalyst to promote the growth of financial inclusion. Since 2014, the Indian government has taken various steps to uplift the use of digital finance, one of them is demonetization. It was a major initiative by the government to move society towards cashless economy. In spite of large-scale demonetization overwhelming majority are not using digital finance in India. In this context, this study aims to evaluate the det…
What Factors Play a Role in Empowering Women? A Study of SHG Members from India
Self-employment holds the key to continuity of employment. Self-employed members of self-help groups (SHGs) fare better than their wage-earning counterparts when it comes to continuity of employment. These were some of the findings of a study based on two rounds of primary surveys—one in 2005 and the other in 2009—of the same set of SHG members from the North 24 Parganas district of West Bengal in India. The study dwelt on the factors influencing…
Does Political Identity Matter in Rural Borrowing? Evidence from a Field Survey
This study is based on a primary survey conducted over two consecutive years in two villages in the North 24 Parganas district of West Bengal, India. West Bengal has the unique feature of being under a single coalition government for the last 30 years. In this context, we examine the effect of different socioeconomic, political and demographic borrower characteristics on the probability of taking a loan from formal sources and the size of such lo…
Borrowers in a Village Economy
The present study shows the impact of different borrower specific socio-economic, political and demographic characteristics on the probability that a loan will be taken from formal sources as well as on its size. We also study the impact of such factors on interlinked loan contracts. The study is based on a primary survey conducted in 24 Parganas (North), West Bengal, India. We observe that occupational categories, political identification, and e…
Determinants of digital finance in India
Digital finance can act as a catalyst to promote the growth of financial inclusion. Since 2014, the Indian government has taken various steps to uplift the use of digital finance, one of them is demonetization. It was a major initiative by the government to move society towards cashless economy. In spite of large-scale demonetization overwhelming majority are not using digital finance in India. In this context, this study aims to evaluate the det…
What Factors Play a Role in Empowering Women? A Study of SHG Members from India
Self-employment holds the key to continuity of employment. Self-employed members of self-help groups (SHGs) fare better than their wage-earning counterparts when it comes to continuity of employment. These were some of the findings of a study based on two rounds of primary surveys—one in 2005 and the other in 2009—of the same set of SHG members from the North 24 Parganas district of West Bengal in India. The study dwelt on the factors influencing…
Does Political Identity Matter in Rural Borrowing? Evidence from a Field Survey
This study is based on a primary survey conducted over two consecutive years in two villages in the North 24 Parganas district of West Bengal, India. West Bengal has the unique feature of being under a single coalition government for the last 30 years. In this context, we examine the effect of different socioeconomic, political and demographic borrower characteristics on the probability of taking a loan from formal sources and the size of such lo…
Borrowers in a Village Economy
The present study shows the impact of different borrower specific socio-economic, political and demographic characteristics on the probability that a loan will be taken from formal sources as well as on its size. We also study the impact of such factors on interlinked loan contracts. The study is based on a primary survey conducted in 24 Parganas (North), West Bengal, India. We observe that occupational categories, political identification, and e…
What Factors Play a Role in Empowering Women? A Study of SHG Members from India
Self-employment holds the key to continuity of employment. Self-employed members of self-help groups (SHGs) fare better than their wage-earning counterparts when it comes to continuity of employment. These were some of the findings of a study based on two rounds of primary surveys—one in 2005 and the other in 2009—of the same set of SHG members from the North 24 Parganas district of West Bengal in India. The study dwelt on the factors influencing…
Determinants of digital finance in India
Digital finance can act as a catalyst to promote the growth of financial inclusion. Since 2014, the Indian government has taken various steps to uplift the use of digital finance, one of them is demonetization. It was a major initiative by the government to move society towards cashless economy. In spite of large-scale demonetization overwhelming majority are not using digital finance in India. In this context, this study aims to evaluate the det…
A Comparative Study of Saving Behaviour Between India and China
This study attempts to understand the determinants of saving behaviour using the Global Findex micro-database of India and China. Further, this study has also tried to identify the gender gap in saving behaviour for both the countries. Empirical (pooled logistic regression) results suggest that being rich, educated, employed and old favour saving than others. Women are more prone to save informally than men. The main contribution of this article …
Economics (5 works) · Microfinance and Financial Inclusion (5 works) · Geography (4 works) · Demographic economics (3 works) · Demography (3 works) · Demography (3 works) · Development economics (3 works) · Political science (3 works) · Sociology (3 works) · Business (2 works)