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Liquidity or capital? : the impacts of easing credit constraints in rural Mexico
Aparicio, Gabriela; Bobić, Vida; De Olloqui, Fernando; … - 2021
This paper evaluates the effectiveness of easing credit constraints for rural producers in Mexico through loans provided by a national public development finance institution (DFI). In contrast to most of the existing literature, the study focuses on the effect of medium-sized loans over a two-...
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Volume, risk, complexity : what makes development finance projects succeed or fail?
Eilers, Yota; Kluve, Jochen; Langbein, Jörg; Reiners, … - 2023
the biggest global donors, KfW Development Bank. Detailed data on project characteristics allow us to link success ratings …
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How successful are banking sector reforms in emerging market economies? : evidence from impact of monetary policy on levels and structures of firm debt in India
Bhaumik, Sumon Kumar; Kutan, Ali Mustafa; Majumdar, Sudipa - 2016
that well-functioning credit markets would reflect a bank channel for monetary policy at work, we test whether a change in … and the associated change in interest rate does not affect change in bank credit, change in total debt and the proportion … of bank credit in total debt for any of the firms. We discuss the policy implications of the findings. …
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The costs of favoritism : is politically-driven aid less effective?
Dreher, Axel; Klasen, Stephan; Vreeland, James Raymond; … - 2010
World Bank projects and generally find that projects that are potentially politically motivated – such as those granted to … governments holding a non-permanent seat on the United Nations Security Council or an Executive Directorship at the World Bank … Bank project quality suffers as a consequence of political influence only when the recipient country is economically …
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Where has all the money gone? : Foreign aid and the quest for growth
Chatterjee, Santanu (contributor);  … - 2007
This paper examines fungibility as a possible explanation for the "missing link" between foreign aid and economic growth. The composition of aid plays a crucial role in determining the composition of government spending and, consequently, the magnitude of fungibility and its impact on growth....
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Recovery performance of primary agriculture credit societies in India : an assessment
Mazumder, Rabin; Chakravarty, Chandrasekhar; Bhandari, … - 2014
Bank of India in collaboration with State Governments. …
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Multitasking and subjective performance evaluations : theory and evidence from a field experiment in a bank
Manthei, Kathrin; Sliwka, Dirk - 2018
experiment conducted in a bank. In the treatment group managers obtained access to objective performance measures which raised …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011871952
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The effect of employment protection on worker effort : a comparison of absenteeism during and after probation
Ichino, Andrea; Riphahn, Regina T. - 2001
. Our analysis is based on weekly observations for the 858 white collar workers hired by a large Italian bank between …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011404047
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Executive compensation and competition in the banking and financial sectors
Cuñat, Vicente (contributor); Guadalupe, Maria (contributor) - 2004 - [Elektronische Ressource]
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10002035589
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Trust in public institutions over the business cycle
Stevenson, Betsey; Wolfers, Justin - 2011
We document that trust in public institutions "and particularly trust in banks, business and government" has declined over recent years. U.S. time series evidence suggests that this partly reflects the pro-cyclical nature of trust in institutions. Cross-country comparisons reveal a clear legacy...
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