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Hope as Aspirations, Agency, and Pathways : Poverty Dynamics and Microfinance in Oaxaca, Mexico

Lybbert, Travis J. - 2016

experimental study based on a hope intervention in Oaxaca, Mexico among 601 indigenous women with access to microfinance loans. Our …

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Building Social Capital Through MicroFinance

Feigenberg, Benjamin - 2010

of microfinance. Random variation in the frequency of mandatory meetings across first-time borrower groups generates …

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Can Microfinance Unlock a Poverty Trap for Some Entrepreneurs?

Banerjee, Abhijit - 2019

, India, we find that "gung ho entrepreneurs" (GEs), households who were already running a business before microfinance … model of technology choice in which talented entrepreneurs can access either a diminishing-returns technology, or a more … entrepreneurial ability is important and persistent. For talented but low-wealth entrepreneurs, short-term access to credit can indeed …

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Aspirations and Financial Decisions : Experimental Evidence from the Philippines

McKenzie, David J.; Mohpal, Aakash; Yang, Dean - National Bureau of Economic Research - 2021

A randomized experiment among poor entrepreneurs tested the impact of exogenously inducing higher financial aspirations …

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The Persistent Power of Behavioral Change : Long-Run Impacts of Temporary Savings Subsidies for the Poor

Schaner, Simone - 2016

I use a field experiment in rural Kenya to study how temporary incentives to save impact long-run economic outcomes. Study participants randomly selected to receive large temporary interest rates on an individual bank account had significantly more income and assets 2.5 years after the interest...

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Hoping to Win, Expected to Lose : Theory and Lessons on Micro Enterprise Development

Karlan, Dean - 2012

catalyze adoption of investments and practices aimed towards enterprise growth. We find that entrepreneurs invest the cash, and …

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Give Me a Pass : Flexible Credit for Entrepreneurs in Colombia

Brune, Lasse; Giné, Xavier; Karlan, Dean - National Bureau of Economic Research - 2022

Microcredit promised business growth for small firms lacking access to banking loans. Yet while reaching millions, recent randomized evaluations suggest limited average business impacts. Critics often blame contract rigidity, specifically the fixed and frequent installments, for the lack of...

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