Microcredit Impacts: Evidence from a Randomized Microcredit Program Placement Experiment by Compartamos Banco

Theory and evidence have raised concerns that microcredit does more harm than good, particularly when offered at high interest rates. We use a clustered randomized trial, and household surveys of eligible borrowers and their businesses, to estimate impacts from an expansion of group lending at 110% APR by the largest microlender in Mexico. Average effects on a rich set of outcomes measured 18-34 months postexpansion suggest no transformative impacts.

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Year of publication:	2014-01
Authors:	Angelucci, Manuela ; Karlan, Dean ; Zinman, Jonathan
Institutions:	National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER)

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Extent:	application/pdf
Series:	NBER Working Papers.
Type of publication:	Book / Working Paper
Notes:	DEV LE LS The price is Paper copy available by mail Number 19827
Classification:	D12 - Consumer Economics: Empirical Analysis ; d22 ; G21 - Banks; Other Depository Institutions; Mortgages ; O12 - Microeconomic Analyses of Economic Development
Source:	RePEc - Research Papers in Economics

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