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Group lending, repayment incentives and social collateral

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  • Coate, Stephen

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  • Besley, Timothy & Coate, Stephen, 1995. "Group lending, repayment incentives and social collateral," Journal of Development Economics, Elsevier, vol. 46(1), pages 1-18, February.
    • Handle: RePEc:eee:deveco:v:46:y:1995:i:1:p:1-18
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