This paper studies the relationship between a microfinance institution (MFI) and its credit officers when the latter … are biased against a subgroup of the clientele. Using survey data from Uganda, we provide evidence that credit officers …

This paper studies the relationship between a microfinance institution (MFI) and its loan officers when officers … discriminate against a particular group of micro-entrepreneurs. Using survey data from Uganda, we provide evidence that loan … and the MFI's budget is limited, the MFI faces a trade-off between combating discrimination and granting loans. We show …

The purpose of this paper is to explore the state of existing research on microfinance lending discrimination against … that reducing discrimination in the microfinance market would greatly benefit existing and prospective entrepreneurs with … people with disabilities. It argues that existing literature suggests people with disabilities face notable discrimination in …

stronger features of state disability discrimination laws reduce both SSDI applications and receipt. We do not find much … evidence that age discrimination laws reduce spillovers to SSDI. These results suggest that broader and stronger disability … penalties for retiring before the FRA. This cut to retirement benefits caused spillover effects on Social Security Disability …