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Microfinance has been heralded as an effective way to address imperfections in credit markets. From a theoretical … perspective, however, the success of microfinance contracts has puzzling elements. In particular, the group-based mechanisms often … created an experimental economics laboratory in a large urban market in Lima, Peru and over seven months conducted eleven …