Promotional Role of Microcredit: Evidence from the Grameen Bank of Bangladesh

This paper investigates whether the income augmenting role of microcredit is attributable only to increased participation of the borrower in economic activities or switch to more productive activities also. The paper provides a framework to analyze this question in absence of any longitudinal data....

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Main Author:	Basher, M. Abul
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	EN
Published:	2012
Subjects:	Banks Other Depository Institutions Micro Finance Institutions Mortgages G210 Economic Development: Financial Markets Saving and Capital Investment Corporate Finance and Governance O160
Online Access:	http://hdl.handle.net/10986/5149

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spelling	okr-10986-51492021-04-23T14:02:21Z Promotional Role of Microcredit: Evidence from the Grameen Bank of Bangladesh Basher, M. Abul Banks Other Depository Institutions Micro Finance Institutions Mortgages G210 Economic Development: Financial Markets Saving and Capital Investment Corporate Finance and Governance O160 This paper investigates whether the income augmenting role of microcredit is attributable only to increased participation of the borrower in economic activities or switch to more productive activities also. The paper provides a framework to analyze this question in absence of any longitudinal data. By using the data from the Grameen Bank of Bangladesh, the paper finds that microcredit enables the borrowers to move progressively into more productive activities as they become experienced. 2012-03-30T07:31:33Z 2012-03-30T07:31:33Z 2010 Journal Article Journal of International Development 09541748 http://hdl.handle.net/10986/5149 EN http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/igo World Bank Journal Article Bangladesh
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description	This paper investigates whether the income augmenting role of microcredit is attributable only to increased participation of the borrower in economic activities or switch to more productive activities also. The paper provides a framework to analyze this question in absence of any longitudinal data. By using the data from the Grameen Bank of Bangladesh, the paper finds that microcredit enables the borrowers to move progressively into more productive activities as they become experienced.
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author	Basher, M. Abul
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title	Promotional Role of Microcredit: Evidence from the Grameen Bank of Bangladesh
title_short	Promotional Role of Microcredit: Evidence from the Grameen Bank of Bangladesh
title_full	Promotional Role of Microcredit: Evidence from the Grameen Bank of Bangladesh
title_fullStr	Promotional Role of Microcredit: Evidence from the Grameen Bank of Bangladesh
title_full_unstemmed	Promotional Role of Microcredit: Evidence from the Grameen Bank of Bangladesh
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Promotional Role of Microcredit: Evidence from the Grameen Bank of Bangladesh

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