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Bangladesh's achievement in poverty reduction : the role of microfinance revisited
Khandker, Shahidur R.; Samad, Hussain A. - 2016
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Credit programs for the poor and the nutritional Status of children in rural Bangladesh
Pitt, Mark Martin; Khandker, Shahidur R.; Chowdhury, … - 1998
The impact of group-based credit programs on the nutritional status of children by gender in rural Bangladesh is evaluated. Lacking exclusion restrictions of the usual sort, the effect of credit program participation by gender of participant is identified by imposing a factor structure on the...
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The diffusion of microfinance
Banerjee, Abhijit V.; Chandrasekhar, Arun G.; Duflo, Esther - 2011
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009780441
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Giving credit where it is due
Banerjee, Abhijit V.; Duflo, Esther - 2010
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009780705
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Beyond ending poverty : the dynamics of microfinance in Bangladesh
Khandker, Shahidur R.; Khalily, M. A. Baqui; Samad, … - 2016
-- Institutional growth and MFI performance -- Dynamics of microfinance benefits -- Are borrowers overindebted? -- Role of microfinance … in poverty transition -- Diversification of income and employment : how does microfinance affect agriculture …? -- Distributional impacts -- Effects of noncredit participation -- Does microfinance pay off? -- Beyond ending poverty -- Appendix A …
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Estimating microcredit impact with low take-up, contamination and inconsistent data : a replication study of Crépon, Devoto, Duflo, and Pariente (American Economic Journal: Applied...
Bédécarrats, Florent; Guérin, Isabelle; … - In: International Journal for Re-Views in Empirical … 3 (2019) 3, pp. 1-22
We replicate a flagship randomised control trial carried out in rural Morocco that showed substantial and significant impacts of microcredit on the assets, the outputs, the expenses and the profits of self-employment activities. The original results rely primarily on trimming, which is the...
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Can microfinance unlock a poverty trap for some entrepreneurs?
Banerjee, Abhijit V.; Breza, Emily; Duflo, Esther; … - 2019
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Does the Village Fund Matter in Thailand?
Boonperm, Jirawan - 2009
Abstract: This paper evaluates the impact of the Thailand Village and Urban Revolving Fund on household expenditure, income, and assets. The revolving fund was launched in 2001 when the Government of Thailand promised to provide a million baht (about
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Seasonal and Extreme Poverty in Bangladesh : Evaluating An Ultra-Poor Microfinance Project
Khalily, M. A. Baqui - 2010
Microfinance is often criticized for not adequately addressing seasonality and hard-core poverty. In Bangladesh, a … program known as PRIME was introduced in 2006 to address both concerns. Unlike regular microfinance, PRIME introduces a … microfinance scheme that offers a flexible repayment schedule and consumption smoothing, as well as production, loans. It targets …
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Grameen Bank Lending : Does Group Liability Matter?
Khandker, Shahidur R. - 2012
Competing theories increasingly support the positive role of social capital in small loan default costs of group lending; at the same time, potential group collusion may increase loan delinquencies. Findings from the available literature are mixed on the role of the various attributes of group...
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