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 …

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 …

-age women's labour supply decisions in India, where female labour force participation continues to decline over time. We find …

This paper investigates if residing in a joint family affects non-farm employment for married women in rural India. Our … status, and for those residing in Northern India. We present evidence to suggest that women with higher education levels are …

This paper examines the impact of the Hindu Succession Act on married women's time use in India. The Hindu Succession …

Drawing data from the India Human Development Survey 2011 and the year of the first election with reserved seats for …

paper on the gender impact of the pandemic and the consequent lockdowns and curfews in the city of Delhi, India, seeks to …

addition to rural and community banks and microfinance institutions. Using recent household survey data, we ascertain the …