of microfinance. Random variation in the frequency of mandatory meetings across first-time borrower groups generates …

Grameen model with the allegedly “universalizable” version of India's SKS Microfinance (which precipitated the crisis), trust …This article grapples with the causes of India's microfinance crisis. By contrasting Bangladesh's highly successful … — as the essential element accounting for the early success of microfinance. It is argued that the microfinance experience …

of internal community trust, social networks, and punitive measures related to information flows. To evaluate these … of trust towards community members versus outsiders, and the factors influencing respondents' decision to affiliate … MIU, with the level of trust present at the time of enrollment, and level of financial protection provided ranking …

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 …

Microfinance programs like Self Help Group Bank linkage program (SHG), aim to empower women through provision of … the most significant factors in empowering women. -- microfinance ; impact ; women empowerment …

microcredit duration on the welfare of clients of a microcredit organization in western India. We survey respondents from three … cities, Mumbai, Pune, and Satara, to understand the impact of microcredit on both pecuniary and non-pecuniary dimensions of … impact overall of the length of time microcredit is received on income generation, and indirectly on saving, in the complete …

address this question through a randomized experiment with 799 microfinance clients holding microbusinesses in India. In … treated branches, borrowers select between the standard rigid microfinance contract and a more expensive innovative contract …

Microcredit institutions typically apply rigid and fixed repayment schedules when disbursing loans in order to reduce … transaction costs, simplify procedures, and inculcate fiscal discipline for better repayment behavior. Microcredit clients … mismatch generates a cash flow disconnect and, given the presumed liquidity constraints of the typical microcredit client, a …