sample period is split in two: before and after the MFI implemented France's regulatory EUR 10,000 loan ceiling. In the first … period, the MFI does not co-finance projects with mainstream banks and loan size is gender-insensitive. In the second period …, the MFI does co-finance above-ceiling projects with mainstream banks, and we observe a gender gap in loan size. The …

potential to address the gender gap in financial inclusion. In recent years, India has made significant progress toward … opening of 420 million bank accounts, of which 53.26% belonged to women, though surveys have suggested that almost 55% of … creating an ecosystem for the deployment of female members as BC agents across rural India. The paper uses a gender and …

' tightening on bank probabilities of default is positive albeit statistically insignificant, suggesting that risk-taking may crowd …

gambling for resurrection, the risk-taking is driven by large and less profitable banks. The net impact on bank probabilities …

This paper investigates the effect of bank competition and financial stability on economic growth by examining panel …-data from 38 European countries over 2001 to 2017. Bank competition is measured with the Boone indicator, and bank stability … effect of economic growth, and reverse causality in its estimation. Results show that bank stability significantly …