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Reducing vulnerability through microfinance : evidence from Indian self help group program

Swain, Ranjula Bali; Floro, Maria Sagrario - 2010

We investigate if participation in Indian Self Help Group microfinance program (SHG) results in reducing vulnerability … be robust using sensitivity analysis and Rosenbaum bounds method. -- Microfinance ; Vulnerability ; Poverty ; Self Help …

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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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Does self help group participation lead to asset creation?

Swain, Ranjula Bali (contributor); … - 2008

Self Help Groups (SHGs) are unique in that they are mainly NGO-formed microfinance groups but later funded by commercial … effect. -- Asset creation ; microfinance ; impact ; Self Help Groups …

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Self Help Groups - An Instrument for Women Empowerment

Trivedi, Jigna C. - 2013

The Indian heritage has its roots in strong, community affiliations and identifications. The social fabric is endowed with the spirit of self help community help. The society has been throwing up a number of examples of self help and community initiatives without waiting for external help...

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An Empirical Study of Self-Helps Groups and Awareness of Group Members

Lokhande, M. A. - 2016

Self-help groups, as it evident from research studies, are instrumental in creating awareness and socio-economic development of group members and their families. The groups are formed and run on democratic principles. Generally, homogeneous groups of the same socio-economic background are...

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Women-Empowerment Through Self-Help-Group (SHGs) (With Reference to Micro-credit)

Dwivedi, Amit Kumar - 2016

The study is aimed to understand multidimensional empowerment framework. It views empowerment as a process having personal, economic, social and political dimensions, with personal empowerment being the ‘core' of the empowerment process. The study establishes that MFPs create empowerment...

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Loan Repayment Dynamics of Self-Help Groups in India

Muduli, Silu; Sharma, Manu - 2022

The overall ratio of non-performing assets (NPAs) to total advances (the NPA ratio) extended to self-help groups (SHGs) has historically remained below 8 per cent in India. However, in the central, northern, and north-eastern regions of India, this ratio is relatively high and has remained above...

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Does restricting access to credit affect learning outcomes? : evidence from a regulatory shock to microfinance in India

Kalliyil, Muneer; Sahoo, Soham - 2024

This study examines how restricted access to microfinance by households affects children's learning outcomes, utilizing … a unique natural experiment that halted all microfinance operations in Andhra Pradesh (AP), India, in 2010. The analysis … girls and younger children. By focusing on the effects of regulatory restrictions rather than micro-finance service …

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A league of their own : female soccer, male legacy and women's empowerment

Cho, Seo-Young - 2013

This paper investigates whether male soccer tradition can predict the success of female soccer. Different from the existing literature, this paper utilizes panel data covering 175 countries during the 1991-2011 period, capturing country heterogeneity effects and time trends. An instrumental...

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Gender gaps in PISA test scores: The impact of social norms and the mother's transmission of role attitudes

González de San Román, Ainara; de la Rica, Sara - 2012

The existence of gender gaps in test scores has been documented in the relevant literature for a wide range of countries. In particular, the Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA) conducted by the OECD over the past ten years reveals that on average female students underperform...

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