Front-line loan officers of microfinance institutions are important in acquiring information on potential borrowers and selecting them in accordance with the microfinance institution's mission. This study uses a unique data set on loan officers and their loan portfolios from China's largest...

Schlussbericht im Auftrag des Bundesministeriums für Wirtschaft und Energie Dieser Bericht dokumentiert die Ergebnisse eines Forschungsprojekts im Rahmen des Bioökonomie-Monitorings der deutschen Bundesregierung. Mit dem Bioökonomie-Monitoring werden möglichst alle wirtschaftlichen Sektoren,...

This Discussion Paper documents a survey conducted in rural China in 2005. A multi-topic survey funded by the Sino-German international Training Program "Sustainable Resource Use in North China", the project covers farm management, land property rights and rural credit access on the North China...