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Women, Microfinance, and Savings: Lessons and Proposals

Vonderlack, Rebecca; Schreiner, Mark - EconWPA - 2001

Microfinance—both credit and savings—has potential to improve the well- being of poor women in developing countries. This paper explores practical ways to achieve that potential. Based on lessons from informal saving mechanisms that women already use, the paper proposes two savings services...

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Gender Inequality in a Globalizing World

Seguino, Stephanie - EconWPA - 2005

effects on growth and well- being, and has done little to promote greater gender equality. This paper argues that the example … growth was rapid, it was not enough to produce greater gender equality. A concentration of women in mobile export industries … that face severe competition from other low-wage countries reduces their bargaining power and inhibits closure of gender …

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A Scoring Model of the Risk of Costly Arrears at a Microfinance Lender in Bolivia

Schreiner, Mark - EconWPA - 2001

Can scoring models help microfinance lenders in poor countries as much as they have helped credit-card lenders in rich countries? I model the probability that loans from a microlender in Bolivia had arrears of 15 days or more. Although arrears in microfinance depend on many factors difficult to...

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Scoring Drop-Out at a Microlender in Bolivia

Schreiner, Mark - EconWPA - 2001

This paper presents a scoring model that predicts the risk of drop-out for borrowers at a microfinance lender in Bolivia. Drop-out risk was greater for women, manufacturers, newer borrowers, and those with more arrears. Out-of-sample tests suggest that scoring may help microfinance lenders to...

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POLLUTION AND WELFARE IN THE PRESENCE OF INFORMAL SECTOR: IS THERE ANY TRADE-OFF?

Chaudhuri, Sarbajit - EconWPA - 2005

We present a three-sector general equilibrium model with an informal sector, which produces an intermediary for the formal sector, and analyze the effects of different policies on the environmental standard and welfare of the economy. Since the informal manufacturing sector creates pollution,...

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Maquiladora Prospects in a Global Economy

Jr, Thomas M Fullerton; Anda, Martha Patricia Barraza de - EconWPA - 2004

The in-bond manufacturing sector in Mexico, popularly known as the 'maquiladora' industry, suffered a number of job cuts and plant closures between 2001 and 2003. Business cycle downturns, fiscal uncertainty, excessive red tape, exchange rate overvaluation, and foreign competition all...

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Pobreza, Deforestación y Pérdida de la Biodiversidad en

Loening, Ludger J.; Markussen, Michael - EconWPA - 2003

This paper explores the causes of deforestation and biodiversity loss in Guatemala and is organized into 4 parts. First, an overview about deforestation in Guatemala from 1950-2000 is provided, and the relationship between deforestation and biodiversity loss is explored. Secondly, some...

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Anticipations, External Crises and Growth Cycles in Emerging Market Countries

Melecky, Martin - EconWPA - 2005

This paper attempts to carry out a study of relative importance of anticipated and unanticipated external crises for the dynamics of economic growth. The estimations are carried out within a two equation system capturing the possibility of a common shock to external crises and growth. The effect...

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Foreign Direct Investment and Economic Growth in Bolivia, 1990- 1998

Flexner, Nikolai - EconWPA - 2003

This paper employs ordinary least squares (OLS) estimation to examine the determinants of foreign direct investment (FDI) and the effect of FDI on per capita GDP growth in Bolivia over the period 1990:1-1998:4. The regression results find that the real effective multilateral exchange rate, the...

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Do European Stock Markets Affect Latin American Stock Markets?

Rivas, Andrés; Verma, Rahul; Rodriguez, Antonio; … - EconWPA - 2005

In this study, we examine the response of Latin American stock markets to movements in European stock markets using VAR models. Our results vary depending on the openness of the country in terms of international trade. We find evidence that Latin American stock markets are responsive to changes...

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