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Micro-Equity for Microenterprises
de Mel, Suresh - 2019
Many microenterprises in developing countries have high returns to capital, but also face risky revenue streams. In principle, equity offers several advantages over debt when financing investments of this nature, but the use of equity in practice has been largely limited to investments in much...
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Eurobonds : A Quantitative Analysis of Joint-Liability Debt
Tsiropoulos, Vasileios - 2019
This paper assesses the consequences of implementing a joint liability debt system in a two-country small open economy model. With joint liability a default of one country makes the other participant liable for its debt. The results highlight a trade-off between the contagion risk, in the sense...
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Are Psychometric Tools a Viable Screening Method for Small and Medium-Size Enterprise Lending? Evidence from Peru
Arraiz, Irani - 2018
This study collaborated with the Entrepreneurial Finance Lab and a large bank in Peru to use psychometrics for small and medium-size enterprise lending. Applicants used a psychometric tool and those who achieved a score higher than a threshold were offered a loan. Using a regression...
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Relief from Usury : Impact of a Community-Based Microcredit Program in Rural India
Hoffmann, Vivian - 2017
the first randomized controlled trial-based evidence on this question. Households in rural Bihar, India, were offered low …
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Oral Democracy and Women?S Oratory Competency in Indian Village Assemblies : A Qualitative Analysis
Sanyal, Paromita - 2017
In democracies, innovative political institutions have opened up scope for direct public participation often in the form of talk: citizens talking to the state and mutual talk among citizens on matters concerning community development. A prominent example is the Indian gram sabha, or village...
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Public Good Provision in Indian Rural Areas : The Returns to Collective Action by Microfinance Groups
Casini, Paolo - 2017
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 …
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Microinsurance : A Case Study of the Indian Rainfall Index Insurance Market
Giné, Xavier - 2017
features of rainfall insurance contracts offered in India since 2003, and documents stylized facts about market demand and the …
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Liability Structure in Small-Scale Finance : Evidence from a Natural Experimen
Carpena, Fenella - 2017
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 …
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Corruption, the Business Environment, and Small Business Growth in India
Mengistae, Taye - 2016
industrial growth in India. The expected annual sales growth rate of an enterprise is lower where labor regulation is greater …
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Re-Evaluating Microfinance : Evidence from Propensity Score Matching
Cintina, Inna - 2017
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 …
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