We examine the role of lender-entrepreneur relationships on the lending decision of microfinance institutions. Using primary data from Bangladesh, we show that the likelihood of being approved for microcredit increases in the magnitude of relationship driven information, and decreases in the...

We use controlled experiments to identify the proximal causes of gender differences in the repayment of microcredit. We recruit male and female subjects from a patriarchal and a matrilineal community in Bangladesh, who live in the same villages, and find that the female subjects have a greater...