How Much do Existing Borrowers Value Microfinance? Evidence from an Experiment on Bundling Microcredit and Insurance
Randomized controlled trials have found only modest effects of microfinance, but these studies focus on new clients. Existing estimates may thus understate ongoing gains for more experienced borrowers and the longer-run potential of microfinance. We estimate impacts of microfinance on experienced bo...
Main Authors: | Banerjee, Abhijit (Author), Duflo, Esther (Author), Hornbeck, Richard (Author) |
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Other Authors: | Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Department of Economics (Contributor) |
Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Wiley,
2019-10-30T13:26:07Z.
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Online Access: | Get fulltext |
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