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Unlocking SME Finance in Argentina with Psychometrics
Klinger, Bailey; Castro, Lucio; Szenkman, Paula; … - Inter-American Development Bank - 2013
Access to finance remains a challenge for Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) in Argentina. It is a particularly acute problem among newly created SMEs that have a scant credit record and frequently lack collateral. The authors of this paper carried out a pilot test of an innovative psychometric...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010672755
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Unlocking SME Finance in Argentina with Psychometrics
Klinger, Bailey; Castro, Lucio; Szenkman, Paula; … - Inter-American Development Bank - 2013
Access to finance remains a challenge for Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) in Argentina. It is a particularly acute problem among newly created SMEs that have a scant credit record and frequently lack collateral. The authors of this paper carried out a pilot test of an innovative psychometric...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010655071
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Improving Credit Risk Analysis with Psychometrics in Peru
Klinger, Bailey; Khwaja, Asim; LaMonte, Joseph - Inter-American Development Bank - 2013
Access to finance remains a challenge for some micro, small, and medium-sized enterprises (MSMEs) in Peru, particularly informal enterprises with no borrowing history in the formal financial system. Lenders lack the tools to reach these borrowers with sufficient scale and control over risk due...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010699798
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Improving the Quality of Data and Impact-Evaluation Studies in Developing Countries
Stecklov, Guy; Weinreb, Alex - Inter-American Development Bank - 2010
While the science of program evaluation has come a tremendous distance in the past couple of decades, measurement error remains a serious concern and its implications are often poorly understood by both data collectors and data analysts. The primary aim here is to offer a type of...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010653459
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Improving the Quality of Data and Impact-Evaluation Studies in Developing Countries
Stecklov, Guy; Weinreb, Alex - Inter-American Development Bank - 2010
While the science of program evaluation has come a tremendous distance in the past couple of decades, measurement error remains a serious concern and its implications are often poorly understood by both data collectors and data analysts. The primary aim here is to offer a type of...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009198981
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Geographical Exclusion in Rural Areas of El Salvador: Its Impact on Labor Market Outcomes
Andrade, Ana Regina Vides de; Palomo, Anabella Lardé de; … - Inter-American Development Bank - 2002
the contrary, men living farther away from urban and maquila jobs are more likely to work. However, women living in … greater isolation are highly concentrated in own-production agricultural activities, where women's skills are rewarded less … than comparable men's skills. Through concentration into this sector, women living in geographic isolation obtain worse …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010944524
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Investing in Women: 1999-2001 Title: Invirtiendo en las mujeres: 1999-2001
Inter-American Development Bank; Inter-American …; … - 2002
The second issue of "Investing in Women" underscores the Inter-American Development Bank's commitment to enhancing the … contributions of women to development and ensuring their equitable participation in Bank-funded programs. The projects showcased in … this brochure highlight the importance of reducing the obstacles faced by women and emphasize the roles they play as agents …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010672928
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Soap Operas for Female Micro Entrepreneur Training
Nakasone, Eduardo; Torero, Maximo - Inter-American Development Bank - 2014
This paper analyzes the impact of the Strengthening Women Entrepreneurship in Peru (SWEP) program. SWEP trained female … expenditures, or women's empowerment in the household. Qualitative information suggests that micro entrepreneurs were satisfied …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011240372
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The Gender Wage Gap in Peru 1986-2000: Evidence from a Matching Comparisons Approach
Ñopo, Hugo - Inter-American Development Bank - 2009
Applying the methodology developed in Ñopo (2004), this paper analyzes the evolution of the gender wage gap in Peru from 1986 to 2000. This methodology has two advantages. First, it recognizes that the supports of observable characteristics distributions differ substantially. Second, it...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010943678
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Ability, Schooling Choices and Gender Labor Market Discrimination: Evidence for Chile
Bravo, David; Sanhueza, Claudia; Urzúa, Sergio - Inter-American Development Bank - 2008
This paper analyzes gender differences in the Chilean labor market, formally addressing the selection of individuals into schooling levels and its impact on gender gaps. The paper utilizes a new and rich data set containing information on labor market outcomes, schooling attainment and schooling...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010943713