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EconometricsMicrofinance aims to promote financial inclusion among underprivileged individuals, particularly through progressive microcredit, which enables borrowers to access increasing loan amounts over time.
Ahmad Alqatan +5 more
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Microcrédito e Pobreza: um Diálogo Possível? [PDF]
RAC: Revista de Administração Contemporânea, 2009 Microcredit has been viewed by academics, as well as by multilateral organizations, as a viable alternative for facing the inequalities associated with worldization.
Claire Gomes dos Santos +1 more
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Review of Development Economics, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Access to finance is critical for rural non‐farm self‐employment businesses in Southeast Asia, but financial constraints and gender discrimination impede their growth. Existing literature largely overlooks vulnerable groups like rural household businesses.
Chung Thanh Phan +3 more
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HEALTH SHOCKS AND CONSUMPTION SMOOTHING IN RURAL HOUSEHOLDS: DOES MICROCREDIT HAVE A ROLE TO PLAY? [PDF]
This paper estimates, using a large panel data set from rural Bangladesh, the effects of health shocks on household consumption and how access to microcredit affects households' response to such shocks.
Asadul Islam, Pushkar Maitra
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Credit market structure and strategic collateral provision
The Scandinavian Journal of Economics, EarlyView.Abstract In a simple lending model with informational asymmetry, we investigate the effect of bank market structure on the amount of collateral provided by firms. We analyze the strategic decision of a potential entrepreneur regarding the amount of wealth to pledge as collateral to secure a loan.
Rosaria Distefano, Francesco Reito
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Sustainability, 2020 Research on microfinance institutions (MFIs) has normally been focused on developing and emerging markets. However, an analysis of developed countries is also important for foreign MFIs wishing to take advantage of the growth potential of those markets ...
Emilio M. Santandreu +2 more
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Gender, Work &Organization, Volume 33, Issue 2, Page 644-655, March 2026.ABSTRACT The aim of this study is to analyze the factors that affect the entrepreneurial activity of women in the informal economy in emerging economies, considering their motivations and the challenges they face in this context. The research was conducted through a systematic literature review, accompanied by a bibliographic analysis of the main ...
Rebecca Thaffenne Santos Oliveira +3 more
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An Evaluation of Micro-Credit Programs in Bosnia and Herzegovina Using Porter’s Diamond Model [PDF]
Eurasian Journal of Business and Economics, 2013 The effective design and delivery of a microcredit program is difficult under any circumstance. Similarly, the task of microcredit institutions in Bosnia and Herzegovina that provide financial stability to its most impoverished members is very much ...
Mohammad HAMAD, Teoman DUMAN
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The costs of Suaahara II, a complex scaled‐up multisectoral nutrition programme in Nepal
Maternal &Child Nutrition, Volume 22, Issue 1, March 2026.Suaahara II, a scaled up multisectoral nutrition programme in Nepal, cost US$132 per programme participant (mother in the 1000‐day period). Opportunity costs of volunteer and participant time are high, accounting for 47% of total costs. Complex multisectoral programmes require significant resources to ensure coordination and support at national and ...
Esther M. Choo +8 more
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THE EFFECT OF MICROCREDIT ON RURAL HOUSEHOLD LIVELIHOOD: EVIDENCES FROM WOMEN MICRO ENTREPRENEURS IN OYO STATE, NIGERIA [PDF]
Scientific Papers Series : Management, Economic Engineering in Agriculture and Rural Development, 2016 Microcredit has been found to be an intervention to improve the livelihood of women micro entrepreneurs in developing countries. It is often used as an attractive strategy to enhance the livelihoods of women as it provides micro entrepreneurs with the ...
Clementina Oluwafunke AJAYI
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