This paper addresses whether microcredit participants in Bangladesh are trapped in poverty and debt, as many critics …, invest in children's schooling, and be lifted out of poverty. This is not to say that non-participants have failed to … of poverty reduction have been higher for participants. Testing the net effect of microcredit programs requires applying …

energy poverty line. The paper finds that although the use of both traditional (biomass energy burned in conventional stoves … poverty line, the paper finds that some 58 percent of rural households in Bangladesh are energy poor, compared with 45 percent … biomass use can lower energy poverty in a climate-friendly way by reducing carbon dioxide emissions. Reducing energy poverty …

Microfinance is often criticized for not adequately addressing seasonality and hard-core poverty. In Bangladesh, a … and extreme poverty. Although the program has demonstrated its promise, it is too early to conclude whether the accrued … benefits are large enough to contain both seasonal and chronic poverty on a sustained basis …