This paper extends the analysis on microfinance and poverty from the household perspective by focusing on the role of … other economically active household members in alleviating household poverty. Results show that additional other …, results from the earnings regression analysis and logit analysis indicate congruence with generally accepted theory on poverty …

, small- and medium-sized enterprises (MicSMEs) and poor households. The overall policy environment for promoting microfinance …

the construction of poverty thresholds in Pakistan. …This paper presents a new model for constructing poverty lines. The model uses consumer theory to construct both food … and nonfood poverty thresholds. Although one cannot completely eliminate the value judgments inherent in the construction …

limited. This paper explains the microfinance policy environment in the Philippines and evaluates the institutional and …

This paper describes some emerging innovations in microfinance observed in Southeast Asian microfinance markets that … make it possible for microfinance institutions (MFIs) to reach a greater number of poor households on a sustainable basis …

This paper examines the development of microfinance market from the household perspective as it relates to poverty … alleviation. It employs poverty decomposition and dominance analysis. The analysis was divided into four components: comparison … between male-headed and female-headed nonbeneficiary households. Results show that there is a large disparity in poverty …

effects of microfinance. Using descriptive and statistical analyses, results show that the effects of credit in household …

recommend that for microfinance programs to be effective as a poverty-alleviation tool there is a need to review and constantly … quasi-experimental design with incoming clients of randomly selected participating microfinance institutions as the …

transformed into a market-based microfinance development institution, can play that role. …