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 …

local politicians spanning a city in the Philippines. We then collect survey data on formal network connections, electoral …

, poverty statistics in the Philippines have recently become not only as the means of identifying the most deprived regions or … archipelagic country like the Philippines, will become increasingly characterized by added poverty and vulnerability. -- urban …Constrained by resource limitations and challenged by the increasing incidence of poverty in the country, the …

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 … supply constraints to the household's graduation from poverty. These constraints are difficult to overcome in a traditional … women's trajectory of economic success. -- microcredit ; poverty reduction ; labour market ; intra-household decision-making …

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

A cash transfer programme 'Livelihood Empowerment against Poverty' has been implemented with the aim of addressing … poverty and vulnerability in Ghana. This study looks at the impact of this conditional cash transfer programme on households …

Nigeria has recorded impressive growth in the last decade, yet the impact of this growth on poverty reduction remains … unclear. This paper appraises spatial and temporal non-monetary multidimensional poverty in Nigeria using the first … is sensitive to indicator definitions, the overall results are robust and lend support to the view that poverty reduction …

Viet Nam has achieved remarkable economic growth and poverty reduction since the Doi Moi. However, ethnic minorities … standards. The programme addresses typical causes of poverty among ethnic minorities and inequality between these groups and the … provide an overview of the programme and examine the drivers of its success in reducing poverty and bridging the majority …