Microfinance programs like Self Help Group Bank linkage program (SHG), aim to empower women through provision of … greater impact on empowering women. Using household survey data on SHG from India, a general structural model is adopted where … the most significant factors in empowering women. -- microfinance ; impact ; women empowerment …

SHGs are unique in that they are mainly NGO-formed microfinance groups but later funded by commercial banks. We correct for …We evaluate the effect of delivery mechanisms for training provided by facilitators of self help groups (SHGs). Indian … training include better infrastructure (as in paved roads), linkage model type, and training organizer. -- Asia ; India …

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

We investigate if participation in Indian Self Help Group microfinance program (SHG) results in reducing vulnerability … be robust using sensitivity analysis and Rosenbaum bounds method. -- Microfinance ; Vulnerability ; Poverty ; Self Help …

the first studies of the impact of 'microfinance plus', or the disbursement of services beyond credit. Indian SHGs are … on these estimates. -- India ; microfinance ; training ; impact studies ; Self Help Groups …We evaluate the impact of training provided by facilitators of Self Help Groups (SHGs). This evaluation provides one of …

Despite the popularity and the unique nature of women's self-help groups in India, evidence on the economic impact of … in Andhra Pradesh in India. Our analysis finds that longer exposure to the program has a positive impact on consumption …