Self-help groups (SHGs) are the most common form of microfinance in India. The authors provide evidence that SHGs … technology of providing public goods. Using first-hand data on SHGs in India, the paper tests the prediction of the model and … shows that, in response to collective action by SHGs, local authorities tackle a larger variety of public issues, and are …

the first randomized controlled trial-based evidence on this question. Households in rural Bihar, India, were offered low …

features of rainfall insurance contracts offered in India since 2003, and documents stylized facts about market demand and the …

liability structure offered by a microfinance program in India, which shifted from individual to group liability lending. The …Microfinance, the provision of small individual and business loans, has witnessed dramatic growth, reaching over 150 …

This paper examines the relationship between caste and gender inequality in three states in India. When households are …

The recent decline in India?s rural female labor force participation is generally attributed to higher rural incomes in … lower, this alleged income effect does not bode well for the empowerment of women as India develops. This paper argues that … misclassification of urban areas as rural, as a result of household surveys lagging behind India?s rapid urbanization process. The …

Indira Kranti Patham in Andhra Pradesh, India, has had an impact on the economic and social wellbeing of households that …

32 of 80 villages in one of the poorest districts in rural India in which to establish SHGs for women. Two years of … organize the poor through "self-help groups" (SHGs) -- membership-based organizations that aim to promote social cohesion … support to SHGs under the National Rural Livelihood Mission …