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We examine whether returns to capital are higher for farmers who borrow than for those who do not, a direct implication of many credit market models. We measure the difference in returns through a two-stage loan and grant experiment. We find large positive investment responses and returns to...
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We examine whether returns to capital are higher for farmers who borrow than for those who do not, a direct implication of many credit market models. We measure the difference in returns through a two-stage loan and grant experiment. We find large positive investment responses and returns to...
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Although microfinance organizations are generally considered as inherently ethical, recent events have challenged the … empirical sample of 496 microfinance institutions (MFIs). Results indicate that satisfying all four criteria is a difficult …
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This paper investigates market-level and private investor trading patterns and performance around earnings … announcements. We document clear evidence for abnormal trading around earnings announcements for both the entire market and … market level, we identify a price run-up prior to earnings announcements followed by a stronger cumulative price correction …
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Our paper represents the first attempt in the literature to estimate the properties of business income risk from privately held businesses in the US. Using a new, large, and confidential panel of US income tax returns for the period 1987-2009, we extensively document the empirical stylized facts...
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