Discipline and flexibility: a behavioural perspective on microfinance product design
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DOI: 10.1080/13600818.2016.1239701
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- Marc Labie & Carolina Laureti & Ariane Szafarz, 2016. "Discipline and Flexibility: A Behavioral Perspective on Microfinance Product Design," ULB Institutional Repository 2013/239875, ULB -- Universite Libre de Bruxelles.
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