Does the Village Fund Matter in Thailand?

This paper evaluates the impact of the Thailand Village and Urban Revolving Fund on household expenditure, income, and assets. The revolving fund was launched in 2001 when the Government of Thailand promised to provide a million baht (about $22,500...

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Main Authors:	Boonperm, Jirawan, Haughton, Jonathan, Khandker, Shahidur R.
Format:	Policy Research Working Paper
Language:	English
Published:	2012
Subjects:	ACCESS TO CREDIT AGRICULTURAL ACTIVITIES AGRICULTURAL COOPERATIVES AGRICULTURAL INPUTS AGRICULTURAL LAND AGRICULTURE ALLOCATION OF CREDIT ANNUAL INCOME ANNUAL INTEREST RATE ANNUAL INTEREST RATES ANTI-POVERTY ASSET ACCUMULATION ASYMMETRIC INFORMATION AVERAGE EXCHANGE RATE BANKS BINDING CONSTRAINT BORROWER BORROWING BORROWING COSTS CHECKS CONSUMER CONSUMER CREDIT CONSUMER DURABLES CONSUMER EXPENDITURE CORRUPTION COST-EFFECTIVENESS CREDIBILITY CREDIT ASSOCIATIONS CREDIT MARKET CREDIT MARKETS CREDIT SCHEMES CURRENT INCOME DEBT DEPOSITS DEVELOPMENT BANK DEVELOPMENT ECONOMICS DIMINISHING RETURNS DUMMY VARIABLE DUMMY VARIABLES DURABLE DURABLE ASSETS DURABLE GOODS DURABLES EARNINGS ECONOMIC SITUATION ECONOMIC SURVEYS EDUCATIONAL LEVEL EMPLOYEE EQUATIONS EQUIPMENT EXCHANGE RATE EXPECTED VALUE EXPENDITURE EXPENDITURES FAMILIES FARM ENTERPRISE FARM ENTERPRISES FARM HOUSEHOLDS FARM INCOME FARMER FARMERS FARMING COMMUNITIES FEMALE BORROWERS FEMALE-HEADED HOUSEHOLDS FINANCIAL ASSETS FINANCIAL INTERMEDIATION FINANCIAL MARKETS FINANCIAL SYSTEMS FUNGIBLE GENDER GOVERNMENT SAVINGS GUARANTORS HEAD OF HOUSEHOLD HOLDING HOUSEHOLD CONSUMPTION HOUSEHOLD EXPENDITURE HOUSEHOLD FIXED EFFECTS HOUSEHOLD HEAD HOUSEHOLD INCOME HOUSEHOLD INCOMES HOUSEHOLD SPENDING HOUSEHOLD SURVEY HOUSEHOLD WELFARE HOUSEHOLDS INCOME EFFECT INCREASE IN INCOME INEQUALITY INFORMATIONAL ASYMMETRIES INSTRUMENT INTEREST RATE INTEREST RATES INTERNATIONAL BANK LENDERS LOAN LOAN APPLICATIONS LOAN DEFAULT LOAN SIZE LOANABLE FUNDS LOWER INTEREST RATE MANAGERIAL EFFICIENCY MAXIMUM LOAN AMOUNTS MEDICAL CARE MICRO-LENDING MICROCREDIT MICROFINANCE MINIMUM BALANCE MONOPOLY MONTHLY INCOME NET ASSETS OUTSIDE LENDERS OUTSTANDING DEBT PER CAPITA INCOME PHYSICAL ASSETS POOR POOR HOUSEHOLDS POVERTY PROGRAMS PROBABILITY PRODUCTIVITY PURCHASES QUESTIONNAIRE RATE OF INTEREST RATE OF RETURN REGIONAL DUMMIES REPAYMENT REPAYMENT OF PRINCIPAL REPAYMENT PERIODS REPAYMENTS RESEARCH ASSISTANCE RETURNS REVOLVING FUND ROTATING CREDIT RURAL RURAL AREAS RURAL BANKS RURAL BORROWERS RURAL ECONOMY RURAL FEMALE RURAL FINANCE RURAL FINANCE INSTITUTION RURAL FINANCE INSTITUTIONS RURAL FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS RURAL HOUSEHOLDS RURAL PROVINCES SAVINGS SAVINGS BANK SAVINGS DEPOSITS SOURCE OF CREDIT SOURCES OF CREDIT SOURCES OF INCOME STATE UNIVERSITY TERMS OF LOANS URBAN AREAS URBAN DEVELOPMENT VALUABLE VILLAGE VILLAGE BANK VILLAGE ECONOMIES VILLAGE FUND VILLAGE FUNDS VILLAGES WAGE WORKING CAPITAL WORTH
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Does the Village Fund Matter in Thailand?

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