Search

Your search keyword '"Chamboko, Richard"' showing total 18 results
Start Over Author "Chamboko, Richard" Publication Year Range Last 50 years
18 results on '"Chamboko, Richard"'

8. The impact of formal financial services uptake on asset holdings in Kenya: Causal evidence from a propensity scorematching approach

Author

Msulwa, Baraka, Chamboko, Richard, Lee, Celina, Weideman, Jaco, and Nordin, Krista

Subjects
Financial inclusion, development, asset ownership, propensity score matching, multiple correspondence analysis
Abstract

Literature on the impact of financial services on economic wellbeing has largely relied on findings from randomised control trials. Given the scarcity of such trials, this has led to gaps in the sector’s understanding of financial inclusion as a development tool, hence a lack of consensus on whether financial inclusion asa strategy indeed leads to improved individual outcomes. To close this gap, this study employs the propensity score-matching technique on the 2016 FinAccess Kenya Household Survey dataset to estimate the average treatment effect of taking up financial services. Our findings suggest that individual take-up of savings, credit and insurance have positive effects on household economic welfare.

Published
2022

11. The Role of Gender in Agent Banking : Evidence from the Democratic Republic of Congo

Author

Chamboko, Richard, Cull, Robert, Gine, Xavier, Heitmann, Soren, Reitzug, Fabian, and Van Der Westhuizen, Morne

Subjects
MOBILE MONEY, ComputingMilieux_THECOMPUTINGPROFESSION, MICROFINANCE INSTITUTIONS, AGENT BANKING, GENDER, FINANCIAL INCLUSION
Abstract

This paper uses a unique data set with 1.1 million customer transactions from a microfinance institution in the Democratic Republic of Congo from 2017 to 2018. The paper provides evidence of assortative gender matching in agent banking transactions, as clients prefer to transact with agents of their own gender. Female clients show a robust preference for female agents even when they are less available, particularly when making high-value transactions and when they have higher account balances. The underrepresentation of female agents may contribute to the persistent gender gap in financial access and usage.

Published
2020

18. A statistical analysis of voluntary counseling and testing (VCT) data to determine the risk factors for HIV infection in Namibia

Author

Chamboko, Richard and Chamboko, Richard

Abstract

In an effort to provide information that can guide prevention strategies, this study determined the risk factors for HIV infection in Namibia and estimated the potential for HIV prevention. The study adopted a cross sectional research design with a sample of 14296 VCT clients from Oshana, Khomas and Kavango regions of Namibia for the period of 2009 to 2012. A multivariate logistic regression analysis was used to identify risk factors for HIV infection among VCT clients. For risk factors which are amenable to intervention, the Population Attributable Risk Percent (PAR %) was computed. The magnitudes of PAR% were then used as the basis for selecting risk factors that pose the greatest health threat to the population for prioritisation in HIV programming. From a targeting perspective, sex, condom use, marital status, region of residence, male circumcision status, age and level of education were found to be significant predictors of HIV infection. Alcohol use was not associated with HIV infection in these regions. Among these risk factors, not using condoms and not being circumcised are amenable to intervention and interventions that eliminate exposure to these risk factors can avert up to 22% and 18% of the disease burden respectively assuming all other conditions remain the same.

Published
2014

Catalog

Books, media, physical & digital resources
See catalog results