based on equivalent income. These differences are illustrated using household-level panel data from Russia and Vietnam …

This paper examines the combined effect of interest rates and poverty levels of microfinance clients on loan size … poverty level is suggested in targeting and sustaining microfinance clients. …

Over the last 35 years, microfinance has been generally regarded as an effective policy tool in the fight against … address this question, we conduct a systematic review of the quantitative literature of microfinance's impacts in the … the limited comparability of outcomes and the heterogeneity of microfinance-lending technologies, together with a …

Whereas most research into microfinance tends to focus on the impact of access to such services, very little pays … as most microfinance institutions foster client retention and apply a progressive lending policy. Moreover, as previous … analysed from a gender perspective. The work is based on a case study about the main Tunisian microfinance institution using …

While microfinance institutions (MFIs) are increasingly important as employers in the developing world, there is little …

Although microfinance started as a movement to improve women's economic wellbeing through increased female …. We fill this gap by combining data on branch locations of the major microfinance institutions in Bangladesh with …