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Microfinance institutions (MFIs) lend to the poor, fostering these individuals’ financial inclusion. However, microfinance clients suffer from high interest rates, a type of poverty penalty. Reducing margins and lowering interest rates should be a target for MFIs with a strong social...
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' subjectivity is captured through the lens of disparate treatment based on gender. Indeed, our estimations show that an unfair … gender gap is observed in loan size, and that this gap is almost exclusively attributable to the loan officers. We interpret …
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relevant work experience than Swedishnamed CVs. Results indicate a reverse gender gap in employer priors as initial differences … significant for male applicants. Thus, contrary to what is often assumed about the interaction of gender and ethnicity, we find …
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, migration, gender and wealth data and combine this with secondary sources on the location and timing of the conflict. Depending …
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from a given group, or 3) no impact. The empirical analysis detects no gender bias in approval rate, but uncovers a glass … ceiling effect hurting female applicants. Moreover, this effect is insensitive to the credit officer's gender. In conclusion …
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In the microfinance industry the idea of “empowerment” is often valued as a means to encourage female emancipation from male domination. This paper’s main purpose is to draw on women’s testimonies and narratives to highlight the fundamental importance within these processes of women’s...
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The unequal treatment of children is not gender neutral from the parent side. Our results show that women try to … symmetry between mothers' and fathers' financial situations leads to the perpetuation of gender inequality through generations. …
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Microfinance industry has grown massively in the past decades. Even if it is commonly considered as an importantdevelopment tool, the evidence of the socio-economic impact of microfinance is mixed, regardless of what methodology hasbeen applied. The purpose of this study is to assess the...
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period, the MFI does not co-finance projects with mainstream banks and loan size is gender-insensitive. In the second period …, the MFI does co-finance above-ceiling projects with mainstream banks, and we observe a gender gap in loan size. The … results suggest that co-financing leads the originally gender-neutral MFI to import disparate treatment from mainstream banks. …
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lower wages for women, relatively higher productivity for part-timers). Interactions between gender and part-time suggest …
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