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Although microfinance institutions across the world are moving from group lending towards individual lending, this …
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Network (IBRN), established in 2012, brings together researchers from around the world with access to micro-data on individual …
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The development of macroprudential policy tools has been one of the most significant changes in banking regulation in recent years. In this multi-study initiative of the International Banking Research Network (IBRN), researchers from 15 central banks and 2 international organizations use...
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difference-in-differences estimation with banks being allocated to the treatment and control group based on the region of their …
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In theory, the use of collateral in credit contracting should mitigate the information problems that are widely held to be the primary cause of credit rationing. However, direct empirical evidence of the link between collateral use and credit rationing is scant. This paper examines the...
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Employee resistance against innovations is a virulent phenomenon and there is a broad theoretical literature on its determinants. The empirical evidence is scarce, however, and mainly provides descriptive evidence on the incidence of the phenomenon and concentrates on the effectiveness of change...
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is currently the largest and fastest growing microfinance program in the developing world, has been aggressively promoted …
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Microfinance programs like the Self Help Bank Linkage Program in India have been increasingly promoted for their … between microfinance and women's empowerment. This paper contributes by arguing that women empowerment takes place when women …
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The provision of business training with microfinance leads to a positive impact on assets for the participating … matching, using data from the Self Help Group microfinance program in India. …
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the first studies of the impact of 'microfinance plus', or the disbursement of services beyond credit. Indian SHGs are … mainly NGO-formed microfinance groups but funded by commercial banks. We correct for membership selection bias with data on …
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