Philippines by examining both the vertical and horizontal measures in terms of opportunities in accessing basic services such as … education, electricity, safe water, and sanitation. The study also provides a glimpse of the patterns of inequality in Mindanao … ethnic groups in the Philippines. Muslims (particularly indigenous people) are the worst-off ethnic groups while the non …

Over the last 35 years, microfinance has been generally regarded as an effective policy tool in the fight against … poverty. Yet, the question of whether access to credit leads to poverty reduction and improved wellbeing remains open. To … address this question, we conduct a systematic review of the quantitative literature of microfinance's impacts in the …

was based on two key realities: the poor level of governance demonstrated by the Sukarno regime (partly a heritage of … Dutch colonial policies) and the extreme poverty witnessed in rural areas. Using historical and modern data on the …

. Using data from dictator games conducted among 523 microcredit clients in Angola, this paper analyzes the effect of …

This paper explores the relationship between microcredit and poverty reduction. To investigate this question, we posit …, technology, product demand and entrepreneurial skills. The paper argues that the impact of microcredit is likely to be different … supply constraints to the household's graduation from poverty. These constraints are difficult to overcome in a traditional …

This paper examines the combined effect of interest rates and poverty levels of microfinance clients on loan size … poverty level is suggested in targeting and sustaining microfinance clients. …

Whereas most research into microfinance tends to focus on the impact of access to such services, very little pays … as most microfinance institutions foster client retention and apply a progressive lending policy. Moreover, as previous … analysed from a gender perspective. The work is based on a case study about the main Tunisian microfinance institution using …

While microfinance institutions (MFIs) are increasingly important as employers in the developing world, there is little …

Although microfinance started as a movement to improve women's economic wellbeing through increased female …. We fill this gap by combining data on branch locations of the major microfinance institutions in Bangladesh with …

the context of Mindanao, a conflict-affected society in the Philippines, using a combination of census micro-data on over …