Abstract
The study examines whether loans from microfinance institutions (MFI) reduce poverty in Bangladesh drawing upon the nationally representative household panel with four rounds from 1997 to 2004. The effects of general microfinance loans and loans for productive purposes on income, food consumption and women's Body Mass Index are estimated. Overall effects of MFI loans on income and food consumption were positive and the purpose of the loan is important in predicting which household welfare indicator is improved. Alternative estimation methods confirm a positive impact of MFI loans on food consumption growth, which supports the poverty reducing effects of microfinance in Bangladesh.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 633-653 |
| Number of pages | 21 |
| Journal | Journal of Development Studies |
| Volume | 48 |
| Issue number | 5 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - 2012 |
UN SDGs
This output contributes to the following UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)
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SDG 1 No Poverty -
SDG 5 Gender Equality -
SDG 8 Decent Work and Economic Growth
Keywords
- CAUSAL
- PROPENSITY SCORE
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