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Evaluation of the Impact of Village Savings and Loan Associations Using a Novel Survey Instrument

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  • Conner Brannen

    (Abdul Latif Jameel Poverty Action Lab (J-PAL) at MIT, 30 Wadsworth St, E53-320)

  • Damien Sheehan-Connor

    (Department of Economics, Wesleyan University)

Abstract

Formal microfinance institutions have been an important tool in the fight against poverty in developing countries, but their reach is necessarily limited. Village Savings and Loan Associations (VSLAs) are an alternative, informal mechanism for saving and borrowing that do not require external capital or ongoing financial or administrative support from a founding organization. This paper evaluates the impact of VSLAs on their members and finds that long-term members fare better along multiple economic, nutritional, and health dimensions compared to a control group of recent joiners.

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  • Conner Brannen & Damien Sheehan-Connor, 2012. "Evaluation of the Impact of Village Savings and Loan Associations Using a Novel Survey Instrument," Wesleyan Economics Working Papers 2012-003, Wesleyan University, Department of Economics.
    • Handle: RePEc:wes:weswpa:2012-003
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    1. Cornelius K. A. Pienaah & Isaac Luginaah, 2024. "The Impact of Village Savings and Loan Associations as a Financial and Climate Resilience Strategy for Mitigating Food Insecurity in Northern Ghana," Risks, MDPI, vol. 12(4), pages 1-21, March.
    2. Mwansakilwa, Chibamba & Tembo, Gelson & Zulu, Maureen Mwamba & Wamulume, Mukata, . "Village savings and loan associations and household welfare: Evidence from Eastern and Western Zambia," African Journal of Agricultural and Resource Economics, African Association of Agricultural Economists, vol. 12(01).
    3. Chei Bukari & Isaac Koomson & Samuel Kobina Annim, 2024. "Financial inclusion, vulnerability coping strategies and multidimensional poverty: Does conceptualisation of financial inclusion matter?," Review of Development Economics, Wiley Blackwell, vol. 28(2), pages 462-498, May.
    4. Emma Bossuyt & Bert D’espallier & Roy Mersland, 2023. "Profit-Generating Entities or Cash-Management Vehicles? Unpacking the Financial Performance of Savings Groups Worldwide," Post-Print hal-05221042, HAL.
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