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The Role of Microfinance in Poverty Reduction: Evidence from South Asia

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  • Saira Ishfaq Ishfaq
  • Imran Khan
  • Tazeem Shah
  • Raja Jamil

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This study analyzed the impact of micro finance and macroeconomic variables on poverty at three levels. The paper covers the time period of 08 years from 2005 to 2012. A panel of 06 selected SAARC countries was taken including India, Nepal, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh and Bhutan. Panel data regression model was used in the study. A key finding is that microfinance reduces extreme poverty and literacy also plays a major in poverty reduction. Other findings and recommendations are discussed in the paper.

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Handle: RePEc:air:journl:v:2:y:2015:i:10:p:1191
DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.17348705
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