Publication
18 Dec 2006
This study estimates the impact of a consumer credit supply expansion using a field experiment and follow-up data collection. The authors find that the marginal loans increased credit access and produced measurable benefits in the form of increased employment and reduced hunger and poverty. The study concludes that marginal loans appear to have been profitable for the lender.
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Author | Dean Karlan, Jonathan Zinman |
Series | CGD Working Papers |
Publisher | Center for Global Development (CGD) |
Copyright | © 2006 Center for Global Development (CGD) |