are mixed on the role of the various attributes of group lending. But past studies suffer from estimation bias due to the … unobserved sorting behavior of group members and their other attributes. This paper attempts to resolve that estimation bias by …

Using two surveys from Bangladesh, this paper provides evidence on the effects of microfinance competition on village …: proponents claim that competition of microfinance institutions reduces both the moneylender interest rate and households … address selection on unobservables without imposing standard exclusion restrictions, this paper finds that microfinance …