other covariates, has a quantifiable and discernible impact on inclusive growth compared with availability and knowledge of …

We evaluate the effect of Self Help Group participation on a long term impact parameter, namely asset creation. Indian … Self Help Groups (SHGs) are unique in that they are mainly NGO-formed microfinance groups but later funded by commercial …

Poverty remains a pervasive problem all over the world, but the problem is worst in underdeveloped areas like Africa …. While microfinance is supposed to address this problem through the promotion of viable businesses, it has not been very … structure in mediating the impact of micro-lending to such survival enterprises. While there have been many evaluations of …

This paper reports on the first randomized evaluation of the impact of introducing the standard microcredit group … of a particular microfinance institution (Spandana) while the remainder were not, although other MFIs were free to enter …. We found no changes in any of the development outcomes that are often believed to be affected by microfinance, including …

This paper uses a quasi-randomized control design combined with observational methods to evaluate the impact of a … cities, Mumbai, Pune, and Satara, to understand the impact of microcredit on both pecuniary and non-pecuniary dimensions of … of impact include monetary dimensions such as income generation and saving, and psychosocial dimensions of wellbeing …

reinforcement of the microfinance mechanism to propagate a soothing trend for poverty reduction and economic growth … economic development in Nigeria. Based on empirical study, it has been observed that poverty is multifaceted and its … which could improve their lives. For this study, our theoretical a priori expectation is that provision of microfinance …

variables in the least developed countries in Asia and Africa by using annual data of 42 countries for the period 2000-2019. The … live in rural areas of these countries. Also, pay inequality reduces financial inclusion rates and has a negative impact on …

microfinance models of lending offer considerably lower costs of borrowing than those in regular models of direct lending by banks …. The study opines that microfinance model of lending can provide cost-efficient model of financial intermediation for …

in South-East Europe. This strategy consists in creating microfinance banks as greenfield investments, that is, of … microfinance banks operating in several parts of the world. After discussing why financial sector development is a crucial … present the world's largest and most successful network of microfinance banks. This network is a good example of a well …