Using two surveys from Bangladesh, this paper provides evidence on the effects of microfinance competition on village …

Using two surveys from Bangladesh, this paper provides evidence on the effects of microfinance competition on village …

Using two surveys from Bangladesh, this paper provides evidence on the effects of microfinance competition on village …

The effectiveness of microfinance in improving the economic lives of the poor has been under extensive scrutiny in last … two decades. Most of the studies on Bangladesh focus on the poverty and women’s empowerment impacts of microfinance. We … facing adverse shocks. The available evidence suggests that the microfinance in Bangladesh helped free many households from …

Using two surveys from Bangladesh, this paper provides evidence on the effects of microfinance competition on village …

The existing theoretical analysis of microfinance focuses on the nature of the loan contracts that mitigates the … generation' puzzles and debates in the microfinance movement. Our analysis shows that a focus on the labor market helps explain a … number puzzling aspects of microfinance in developing countries like (i) credit-worthiness of poor women borrowers facing …

The existing theoretical analysis of microfinance focuses on the nature of the loan contract such as group liability … generation' debates in microfinance. Our analysis helps explain a number puzzles in microfinance such as (i) high repayment rates … of demand for microcredit. The analysis implies that while microcredit can play a vital role when labor markets are …