Health Shocks and Consumption Smoothing in Rural Households: Does Microcredit Have a Role to Play?

Microcredit is an interesting topic in the field of economic development, which gives farmers the opportunity to access capital to improve their lives. To better understand the impact of microcredit on health shocks in rural areas, Teacher Pham Tien Thanh introduced the article "Health shocks and consumption in rural households: What role does microcredit play?" In the presentation, MSc. Thanh refers to the research model on the impact of microcredit. The results show that people who have the opportunity to borrow micro-credit, the possibility of selling pet will be smaller.

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Teacher Pham Tien Thanh, presented at Ton Duc Thang University, Source: author

The lecturers were very interested in the topic of the discussion and had a heated discussion on this issue. Teachers have questioned and commented on the article. At the end of the seminar, the chairman said that this is an interesting and practical topic for sustainable development in Vietnam.

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