observable effects at the regional level due to the wider impacts of microfinance. A Bayesian Spatial-Propensity Score Matching … estimator is proposed to measure these regional (spatial) treatment effects. The regional effects of microfinance in Bolivia … the study – showed that microfinance was useful for poverty reduction and women's-empowerment at the municipal level in …

Microcredit can be an effective tool for tackling the global poverty problem. Making microcredit work better for the … microcredit program. The integration of good governance principles in microfinance is argued to have positive consequences in … and impact of microfinance in reducing the incidents of poverty in Third World countries such as the Philippines. As a …

successful reputation of the microfinance institution in terms of institutional performance, even though impact on poverty … reduction is unascertainable. Facilitated by ambiguous ideas that microfinance equals poverty alleviation and empowerment … planned predefined quantitative goals for institutional performance. microfinance ; empowerment ; poverty alleviation …