Using a unique dataset of a commercial microfinance institution in Madagascar, this paper investigates how the … provision of microfinance loans with (in)flexible repayment schedules affects loan delinquencies of agricultural borrowers …

factors shaping the market entry of rural microfinance institutions across time and space. We provide empirical evidence for …

This paper examines whether recently introduced village fundsʺ, one of the largest microfinance programs ever … ; microfinance ; credit constraint ; Thailand ; Asia …

credit has still remained scarce in India. Primary Agriculture Credit Societies (PACS) working at grass-root level, having … institution. The present study examines the recovery performance of rural credit given by PACS in six different regions of India … Bank of India in collaboration with State Governments. …

In India, caste shapes access to a variety of resources and outcomes mainly through its influence on inter …

Microfinance currently experiences a huge inflow of private investors and a surge in the use of market instruments …. This raises the question of what market equilibria in microfinance markets look like and which kinds of market failure tend … problems, but do not eliminate them. -- microfinance ; group lending ; enforcement …

Microcredit, a financial tool providing uncollateralized loans to low-income individuals, has seen a shift from joint-liability … (JL) to individual liabil- ity (IL) lending models. This article tests a theory explaining this shift, focusing on …

, especially for government programs like the National Rural Livelihoods Mission in India. This study aims to provide empirical … first study to estimate the annual income effects of a government-run rural livelihoods program in India, and it shows …