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Empowerment of microcredit participants and its spillover effects: evidence from the Grameen bank of Bangladesh

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  • Md. Abul Basher

    (Willamette University, USA)

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This paper analyzes how participation in microcredit program helps to reduce the fertility rate. By using the data from the Grameen Bank of Bangladesh, the paper also examines whether the accomplished empowerment of the microcredit borrower remains limited only to economic activities or also reflected in their non-economic activities. The results show that the Grameen Bank transforms its participants from a passive recipient of credit to a well responsive and active agent in economic and non-economic aspects of life. This transformation sets up an encouraging context for the effective public policies for economic and social changes at a reduced transaction cost.

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  • Md. Abul Basher, 2007. "Empowerment of microcredit participants and its spillover effects: evidence from the Grameen bank of Bangladesh," Journal of Developing Areas, Tennessee State University, College of Business, vol. 40(2), pages 173-183, January-M.
    • Handle: RePEc:jda:journl:vol.40:year:2007:issue2:pp:173-183
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    1. Saswata Ghosh & Aparajita Chattopadhyay, 2017. "Religion, Contraceptive Method Mix, and Son Preference Among Bengali-Speaking Community of Indian Subcontinent," Population Research and Policy Review, Springer;Southern Demographic Association (SDA), vol. 36(6), pages 929-959, December.
    2. Dahoun, Dieudonné Bleossi & Manlan, Olivier & Vodonou, Cosme & Mongan, Saint-Martin & Mededji, Damien & Alofa, Janvier P., 2013. "Microcrédit, pauvreté et autonomisation des femmes au Bénin," PEP Working Papers 160426, Partnership for Economic Policy (PEP).
    3. Lex Loro, 2013. "Women’s Empowerment as a Result of Microcredit Loans in Bangladesh?," Bangladesh Development Research Working Paper Series (BDRWPS) BDRWPS No. 18, Bangladesh Development Research Center (BDRC).
    4. Samuel K. Afrane & Michael Adusei & Bernard Adjei-Poku, 2015. "Estimating The Effective Cost Of Borrowing To Microcredit Clients In Ghana," Global Journal of Business Research, The Institute for Business and Finance Research, vol. 9(1), pages 57-66.
    5. Dieudonné Bleossi Dahoun & Olivier Manlan & Cosme Vodonou & Saint-Martin Mongan & Damien Mededji & Janvier P. Alofa, 2013. "Microcrédit, pauvreté et autonomisation des femmes au Bénin," Working Papers PMMA 2013-13, PEP-PMMA.
    6. Subir Bairagi & Azzeddine Azzam, 2014. "Does the Grameen Bank exert market power over borrowers?," Applied Economics Letters, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 21(12), pages 866-869, August.

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    Keywords

    Microfinance; Fertility Behavior;

    JEL classification:

    • O16 - Economic Development, Innovation, Technological Change, and Growth - - Economic Development - - - Financial Markets; Saving and Capital Investment; Corporate Finance and Governance
    • J13 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Demographic Economics - - - Fertility; Family Planning; Child Care; Children; Youth

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