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The COVID report card
Czasonis, Megan; Kritzman, Mark; Pamir, Baykan; … - 2020 - This version: October 16, 2020
The authors model COVID infections and COVID deaths, both reported and implied, for the 50 U.S. states as well as the District of Columbia, and separately for a sample of 33 countries, as a function of pre-existing circumstances that citizens have no ability to control over the short term. These...
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Measuring externalities in program evaluation
Janssens, Wendy - 2006
Impact evaluations of development programmes usually focus on a comparison of participants with a control group. However, if the programme generates externalities for non-participants such an approach will capture only part of the programme’s impact. Based on a unique large-scale quantitative...
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The impacts of piped water on water quality, sanitation, hygiene and health in rural households of north-western Bangladesh : a quasi-experimental analysis
Hasan, Mohammad Monirul; Gerber, Nikolaus - 2016
rural households of north-western Bangladesh using a quasi-experimental analysis. A government organization - the Barindra …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011503129
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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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Financial literacy and food safety standards in Guatemala : the heterogeneous impact of GlobalGAP on farm income
Müller, Anna K.; Theuvsen, Ludwig - 2015
The transformation of the global agrifood system is characterized by the increasing importance of food safety and quality standards. This trend is challenging farmers in countries like Guatemala, who often lack necessary skills and assets. We contribute to the ongoing discussion about the impact...
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Economic or non-economic factors : what empowers women?
Swain, Ranjula Bali (contributor);  … - 2008
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 …
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Delivery mechanisms and impact of training through microfinance
Swain, Ranjula Bali; Varghese, Adel - 2011
SHGs are unique in that they are mainly NGO-formed microfinance groups but later funded by commercial banks. We correct for … ; microfinance ; impact studies ; training ; Self Help Groups …
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Hoping to win, expected to lose : theory and lessons on micro enterprise development
Karlan, Dean; Knight, Ryan; Udry, Christopher - 2012
Many basic economic theories with perfectly functioning markets do not predict the existence of the vast number of microenterprises readily observed across the world. We put forward a model that illuminates why financial and managerial capital constraints may impede experimentation, and thus...
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Microfinance 'plus' : the impact of business training on Indian self help groups
Swain, Ranjula Bali; Varghese, Adel - 2010
The provision of business training with microfinance leads to a positive impact on assets for the participating … matching, using data from the Self Help Group microfinance program in India. -- India ; microfinance ; business training …
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Being patient with microfinance : the impact of training on Indian self help groups
Swain, Ranjula Bali; Varghese, Adel - 2010
the first studies of the impact of 'microfinance plus', or the disbursement of services beyond credit. Indian SHGs are … mainly NGO-formed microfinance groups but funded by commercial banks. We correct for membership selection bias with data on … on these estimates. -- India ; microfinance ; training ; impact studies ; Self Help Groups …
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