Does microfinance elevate poverty? Does family size matter in the provision of microcredit? Evidence from a randomised evaluation
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Keywords: microfinance; microcredit; poverty elevation; family size;All these keywords.
JEL classification:
- G2 - Financial Economics - - Financial Institutions and Services
- G21 - Financial Economics - - Financial Institutions and Services - - - Banks; Other Depository Institutions; Micro Finance Institutions; Mortgages
NEP fields
This paper has been announced in the following NEP Reports:- NEP-BAN-2016-10-02 (Banking)
- NEP-MFD-2016-10-02 (Microfinance)
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