. For Pakistan, there is no evidence that micro-credit effects employment. However, for Bangladesh, there is robust evidence …-experimental design, in Bangladesh and Pakistan. Three borrower groups are compared: Current borrowers; Pipeline borrowers and Non …This paper examines the impact of micro-credit on employment. Household-level data was collected, following a quasi …

. We fill this gap by combining data on branch locations of the major microfinance institutions in Bangladesh with …Although microfinance started as a movement to improve women's economic wellbeing through increased female … access to credit on women's work; attitudes towards gender, social and employment norms; and psychosocial well-being. Access …

Like in many other countries, inclusive finance for inclusive growth has become a policy issue in Bangladesh following … services has increased. Both banks and microfinance institutions have contributed to higher intensity. A recent study shows … that around 40% of the adult population and 75% of households have access to financial services in Bangladesh. Several …

This paper investigates whether the country-level financial environment in which microfinance institutions (MFIs) have …

households, we examine the employment impact of microcredit program in Bangladesh during 1998-2004. The longitudinal nature of … and income growth. Thus microcredit program in Bangladesh has succeeded in providing employment generating capacities to …Microcredit program, originating in Bangladesh in the late 1970s, has played an important role to meet the financing …

The choice of Microfinance (MF) by the Millennium Development Goals (MDG) as the primary means of poverty alleviation … to take a fresh look and start from first principles to clear the air. Microfinance is micro finance---it is finance writ … small. If finance works, microfinance works. Much of the difficulty has been created by academics and arises from scholars …

We review the empirical evidence on the impact of microcredit on poverty in Bangladesh. Drawing on evidence from seven …