Can agricultural credit scoring for microfinance institutions be implemented and improved by weather data?

[Purpose] In recent years, the application of credit scoring in urban microfinance institutions became popular, while rural microfinance institutions, which mainly lend to agricultural clients, are hesitating to adopt credit scoring. The present study aims to explore whether microfinance credit scoring models are suitable for agricultural clients, and if such models can be improved for agricultural clients by accounting for precipitation. [...]

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Year of publication:	2017
Authors:	Römer, Ulf ; Mußhoff, Oliver
Publisher:	Göttingen : Georg-August-Universität Göttingen, Department für Agrarökonomie und Rurale Entwicklung (DARE)
Subject:	Microfinance \| Credit scoring \| Agricultural credit \| Precipitation

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Series:	Diskussionsbeitrag ; 1703
Type of publication:	Book / Working Paper
Type of publication (narrower categories):	Working Paper
Language:	English
Other identifiers:	883573504 [GVK] hdl:10419/156680 [Handle] RePEc:zbw:daredp:1703 [RePEc]
Source:	EconStor

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