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Poverty and wellbeing impacts of microfinance : what do we know?

Maîtrot, Mathilde; Niño-Zarazúa, Miguel - 2017

Over the last 35 years, microfinance has been generally regarded as an effective policy tool in the fight against … address this question, we conduct a systematic review of the quantitative literature of microfinance's impacts in the … the limited comparability of outcomes and the heterogeneity of microfinance-lending technologies, together with a …

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Social capital, political connections, and household enterprises : evidence from Vietnam

Kinghan, Christina; Newman, Carol - 2015

Social capital and political connections can play an important role in developing countries where markets fail and institutions are weak. This paper explores their role in household micro-enterprise operation and success in the rural low-income setting of Vietnam. We propose that social capital...

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Microcredit and poverty alleviation : can microcredit close the deal?

Quibria, Muhammad G. - 2012

This paper explores the relationship between microcredit and poverty reduction. To investigate this question, we posit a bare-bone, household model that outlines the economic environment within which various types of family microenterprises operate. It highlights a number of issues that impinge...

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Capital allocation, credit access, and firm growth in Viet Nam

Kinghan, Christina; Newman, Carol; O'Toole, Conor - 2018

In this paper, we explore the relationship between firm growth, access to finance, and the efficiency of capital allocation in Viet Nam over the period 2005-2015. Using data from the UNU-WIDER Viet Nam SME survey, we test whether firms with higher marginal returns to capital are more or less...

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Social and political capital in rural Viet Nam

Markussen, Thomas - 2015

This paper exploits five waves of the Vietnam Access to Resources Household Survey (VARHS) to investigate issues of social and political capital in rural Viet Nam. I analyse membership of the Communist Party, 'mass organizations' (Farmers' Union, Women's Union, etc.) and other voluntary...

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On the effects of formalization on taxes and wages : panel evidence from Vietnam

Boly, Amadou - 2015

Based on a unique panel dataset consisting of both formal and informal firms surveyed every other year from 2005 to 2013, this paper explores the benefits of formalization to the government and firm employees in Vietnam. We find that formalization benefits the government by increasing the amount...

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On the benefits of formalization : panel evidence from Vietnam

Boly, Amadou - 2015

This paper examines the relationship between formalization and firm-level outcomes in Vietnam using a unique panel dataset. Results show that switching firms differ from informal nonswitching firms, confirming heterogeneity. We also find that becoming formal leads to increased profits, value...

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Conflict and entrepreneurial activity in Afghanistan : findings from the national risk vulnerability assessment data

Ciarli, Tommaso; Parto, Saeed; Savona, Maria - 2010

The paper examines the relationship between conflict and entrepreneurial activity in Afghanistan, drawing upon a unique data set, the National Risk and Vulnerability Assessment household survey 2005. Afghanistan is severely underdeveloped and poor. Conflict has persisted in vast swathes of the...

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The allocation of entrepreneurial talent and destructive entrepreneurship

Sanders, Mark; Weitzel, Utz - 2010

Entrepreneurship is generally regarded as a force of change, innovation, and development in modern economies. Entrepreneurs bring new and better products to markets, restore allocative efficiency through arbitrage and reinvest their profits. However, it has been argued that the same energy and...

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The costs and benefits of formalization for firms : a mixed-methods study on Mozambique

Berkel, Hanna - 2018

This paper is the first to use a panel dataset from the African continent to investigate the relationship between formalization and firm outcomes. Instead of applying a binary formality indicator, it constructs a conceptual framework that regards informality as a continuum consisting of four...

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