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We develop a simple model of group-lendingbased on peer monitoring and moral hazard. We find that, in the absence of sequential financing or lender monitoring, group-lending schemes may involve under-monitoring with the borrowers investing in undesirable projects. Moreover, under certain parameter configurations, group-lending schemes involving either sequential financing, or a combination of lender monitoringand joint liability are feasible. In fact, group-lending schemes with sequential financing may succeed even in the absence of joint liability, though the repayment rate will be lower. In the absence of joint liability, however, group-lending with lender monitoring is unlikely to be feasible.

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Paper provided by Indian Statistical Institute, New Delhi, India in its series Indian Statistical Institute, Planning Unit, New Delhi Discussion Papers with number 04-10.

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Length: 32 pages
Date of creation: Dec 2003
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Handle: RePEc:ind:isipdp:04-10

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Keywords: Group-lending; joint liability; peer monitoring; sequential financing; under-monitoring; lender monitoring;

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• G2 - Financial Economics - - Financial Institutions and Services
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