This paper analyses the welfare effects of microfinance and inflation in developing countries. Therefore, we introduce … microfinance institution induces peer monitoring, which in turn enables entrepreneurship. Our main result is that there exists an … inflation threshold beyond which entrepreneurship collapses. We show that inflation affects the impact of microfinance on social …

This paper analyses the welfare effects of microfinance and inflation in developing countries. Therefore, we introduce … microfinance institution induces peer monitoring, which in turn enables entrepreneurship. Our main result is that there exists an … inflation threshold beyond which entrepreneurship collapses. We show that inflation affects the impact of microfinance on social …

stirred so much attention in the last two decades as that of the provision of microfinance through specialised institutions … establishment of microfinance institutions (MFIs) world-wide for the provision of collateral free loans to the poor through …

Over the last 35 years, microfinance has been generally regarded as an effective policy tool in the fight against … address this question, we conduct a systematic review of the quantitative literature of microfinance's impacts in the … the limited comparability of outcomes and the heterogeneity of microfinance-lending technologies, together with a …

Using data from 319 microfinance institutions (MFIs) in 68 developing countries, we study the degree to which …

value chain relationships: value chain microfinance (VCMF). We first explore how VCMF can both overcome barriers to … microfinance studying the demand for and effects of VCMF in credit, insurance, and savings markets. We conclude by highlighting …

Microfinance institutions (MFIs) work towards financial inclusion, livelihood sustainability through micro …

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 …