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

Microfinance programs like the Self Help Bank Linkage Program in India have been increasingly promoted for their … between microfinance and women's empowerment. This paper contributes by arguing that women empowerment takes place when women … hypothesis by using quasi-experimental household sample data collected for five states in India for 2000 and 2003. A general …

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 …

Microfinance is an emerging important financial subsector in Asian transition countries. Its role is to improve … alleviation. This paper provides an overview of rural finance and microfinance development in transition countries in Southeast … banks, microfinance banks, microfinance NGOs, financial cooperatives and other indigenous financial systems - have to reach …

reference to China and India, with their very distinctive public policy approaches. Much of the economics literature either does …

Microfinance is typically associated with joint liability of group members. However, a large part of microfinance … contracts. Moreover, we show that microfinance institutions offer group loans when the loan size is rather large, refinancing … costs are high, and competition between microfinance institutions is low. Otherwise, individual loans are offered …

Self-help groups (SHGs) are the most common form of microfinance in India. We provide evidence that SHGs, composed of … India, we test the predictions of the model and show that, in response to collective action by SHGs, local authorities …