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Poverty and wellbeing impacts of microfinance : what do we know?
Maîtrot, Mathilde; Niño-Zarazúa, Miguel - 2017
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 …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011776445
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Verifying the internal validity of a flagship RCT : a review of Crépon, Devoto, Duflo and Pariente (American Economic Journal: Applied Economics, 2015)
Bedecarrats, Florent; Guérin, Isabelle; Morvant-Roux, … - 2018
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012055459
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"Verifying the internal validity of a flagship RCT : a review of Crépon, Devoto, Duflo and Parienté" : rebutting the rebuttal
Bedecarrats, Florent; Guérin, Isabelle; Morvant-Roux, … - 2019
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012055653
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Measuring the Impact of Natural Gas Exports on Economic Growth in Egypt : Quantitative Study
AboElsoud, Mostafa E. - 2016
This research addresses important empirical questions regarding the relationship between natural gas exports and Egyptian economic growth by extending the Dirtsakis's model (Dritsakis, 2004, p. 1834) with the addition of the labor force into the model and further by addressing the issue in a...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012980362
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Reducing vulnerability through microfinance : evidence from Indian self help group program
Swain, Ranjula Bali; Floro, Maria Sagrario - 2010
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 …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008759521
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Understanding the Impact of Microcredit Expansions : A Bayesian Hierarchical Analysis of 7 Randomised Experiments
Meager, Rachael - 2015
Bayesian hierarchical models serve as a standard methodology for aggregation and synthesis, used widely in statistics and other disciplines. I use this framework to aggregate the data from seven randomised experiments of expanding access to microcredit, assessing both the general impact of the...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013020777
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The Impacts of Microcredit on Informal Risk Sharing : Experimental Evidence from China
Cai, Shu - 2021
This study examines the impacts of a large-scale government-led microcredit program on informal risk sharing among poor households in rural China based on a randomized controlled trial. The results show that financial inclusion, on average, reduced households’ borrowing from informal financial...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013224741
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The Economic Impact of Microcredit in a Region of Southern Tunisia
Dhib, Nahla - 2014
The purpose of this paper examines the economic effect of micro credit in the south zone of Tunisia. This service represents a means to alleviate the situation of financial exclusion. Thus, our analysis is based on sample of 200 borrowers of micro lending. We will discussed the contribution of...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014178836
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Can unconditional cash transfers lead to sustainable poverty reduction? : evidence from two government-led programmes in Zambia
Handa, Sudhanshu; Natali, Luisa; Seidenfeld, David; … - 2016
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011603965
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The Climate PoLicy ANalysis (C-PLAN) Model, Version 1.0
Winchester, Niven; White, Dominic - 2021
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012601838