matching, using data from the Self Help Group microfinance program in India. …The provision of business training with microfinance leads to a positive impact on assets for the participating …

the first studies of the impact of 'microfinance plus', or the disbursement of services beyond credit. Indian SHGs are … mainly NGO-formed microfinance groups but funded by commercial banks. We correct for membership selection bias with data on …

SHGs are unique in that they are mainly NGO-formed microfinance groups but later funded by commercial banks. We correct for …

groups (SHGs). Indian SHGs are unique in that they are mainly NGOformed microfinance groups but later funded by commercial …

for people to become an entrepreneur. Based on a large-scale data set of nearly ninety thousand workers in India, this …, are found to be conducive to entrepreneurship, while others, such as Hinduism, inhibit entrepreneurship. In addition, the … tradition of the caste system influence entrepreneurship, suggesting a link between religion and economic behavior. …

This paper examines whether recently introduced village funds", one of the largest microfinance programs ever …