Using two surveys from Bangladesh, this paper provides evidence on the effects of microfinance competition on village …: proponents claim that competition of microfinance institutions reduces both the moneylender interest rate and households … address selection on unobservables without imposing standard exclusion restrictions, this paper finds that microfinance …

active in rural areas take different measures to address the covariate risks in intermediation. For example, microfinance … financial inclusion policies of micro-finance institutions have successfully helped reduce the adverse effects of covariate … risks. Analysis of household and program level data from Bangladesh suggests that despite the innovative measures taken by …

"The Impact of Microcredit on the Poor in Bangladesh: Revisiting the Evidence," by David Roodman and Jonathan Morduch … Pitt and Khandker (1998; henceforth PK) article "The Impact of Group-Based Credit on Poor Households in Bangladesh: Does …

This paper addresses whether microcredit participants in Bangladesh are trapped in poverty and debt, as many critics …

"The Impact of Microcredit on the Poor in Bangladesh: Revisiting the Evidence," by David Roodman and Jonathan Morduch … (1998) article "The Impact of Group-Based Credit on Poor Households in Bangladesh: Does the Gender of Participants Matter …

Microfinance is often criticized for not adequately addressing seasonality and hard-core poverty. In Bangladesh, a … program known as PRIME was introduced in 2006 to address both concerns. Unlike regular microfinance, PRIME introduces a … microfinance scheme that offers a flexible repayment schedule and consumption smoothing, as well as production, loans. It targets …