a bank in the Philippines to conduct a field experiment to examine these issues. We randomly assigned half of the 169 …

a bank in the Philippines to conduct a field experiment to examine these issues. We randomly assigned half of the 169 …

of microfinance. Random variation in the frequency of mandatory meetings across first-time borrower groups generates … field experiment among a subset of clients provides direct evidence that more frequent interaction increases economic …

This paper investigates how gender disparities affect the time to default of both group and individual micro-finance … loans. We also document and control for the effect of the Covid-19 pandemic on micro-finance loan borrower’s time to repay …

This paper investigates how gender disparities affect the time to repay group micro-finance loans using survival … micro-finance loan borrowers to repay. We use a large sample of bank microfinance group loans from August 2017 to August …

rural Karnataka, India. Evidence from the experiments were integrated with individual survey data on the economic and … preference ; hyperbolic discounting ; loan contracts ; microfinance …

experimental measures of time discounting and risk aversion for villagers in south India to highlight behavioral features of … typical lending mechanisms. -- Time preference ; hyperbolic discounting ; self-control ; loan contracts ; microfinance …

experimental measures of time discounting and risk aversion for villagers in south India to highlight behavioral features of …

Microfinance programs like Self Help Group Bank linkage program (SHG), aim to empower women through provision of … greater impact on empowering women. Using household survey data on SHG from India, a general structural model is adopted where … the most significant factors in empowering women. -- microfinance ; impact ; women empowerment …