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

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 …

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 canvasses the trends in self-regulation and the role of self-regulation in securities markets in different … parts of the world. The paper also describes the conditions in which self-regulation might be an effective element of … securities markets regulation, particularly in emerging markets. Use of self-regulation and self-regulatory organizations is …

This paper analyzes analyze the impact of deregulatory reforms in India during the 1990s, which eliminated compulsory …

This paper evaluates effectiveness of microfinance using Propensity Score Matching (PSM) method applied to data … the original study and provide more nuanced evidence by comparing Microfinance Institution (MFI) borrowers to those … true microfinance impact. The results suggest that microfinance can make a modest difference for some households in several …