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 …

propensity score matching was employed to estimate the impact of microfinance unidimensional poverty indicators on approximately … matching methods. Likewise, MFIs have significant (at 10% level of significance) impact on households productive and fixed …This study examines whether microfinance is an effective poverty reduction intervention tool and the link between …

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 …

We examine the impact of both R&D tax credits and direct R&D subsidies on Norwegian firms' patenting. Whereas direct …