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 …

addition to rural and community banks and microfinance institutions. Using recent household survey data, we ascertain the … poverty reduction, in Ghana. By accounting for the potential endogeneity of access to financial services, we show that rural … hunger or extreme poverty, the poor must be allowed to obtain meaningful access to financial services through the design of …

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. -- interest rate ; sensitivity ; loan ; poor … ; microfinance ; Ghana …

This paper explores the relationship between microcredit and poverty reduction. To investigate this question, we posit … women's trajectory of economic success. -- microcredit ; poverty reduction ; labour market ; intra-household decision-making …, technology, product demand and entrepreneurial skills. The paper argues that the impact of microcredit is likely to be different …

financial inclusion would be important in the quest to reduce the incidence of poverty and vulnerability as well as inequality. …

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 …

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 …

. Using data from dictator games conducted among 523 microcredit clients in Angola, this paper analyzes the effect of …-group favouritism ; parochialism ; field experiment ; social preferences ; microcredit …