We use a combination of pipeline comparison, propensity score matching, and double differences to evaluate economic and social impacts of a large community driven development program in India. While we find positive empowerment and nutritional effects for households in program areas, allowing heterogeneity of program impact yields additional insights. First, social and economic empowerment increased equally for participants and non-participants in program areas, pointing towards positive externalities. Second, nutritional benefits were more pronounced for new participants than for members of pre-existing self-help groups who joined the program. Third, evidence of higher consumption -but not income or asset formation- by new and converted pa...
Microfinance groups are a prominent source of small-scale rural credit in many developing countries....
The paper explores whether one of the largest programs in the world for women's empowerment and rura...
Microfinance groups are a prominent source of small-scale rural credit in many developing countries....
We use a combination of pipeline comparison, propensity score matching, and double differences to ev...
We use a combination of pipeline comparison, propensity score matching, and double differences to ev...
Although there has been considerable recent interest in micro-credit programs, rigorous evidence on ...
Although there has been considerable recent interest in micro-credit programs, rigorous evidence on ...
Despite the popularity and unique nature of women's self-help groups in India, evidence of their eco...
Institution building is now recognized as vital for poverty reduction across the world. This paper f...
Microfinance groups are a prominent source of small-scale rural credit in many developing countries....
Microfinance across the globe is being practiced as a tool to mitigate poverty and chiefly as an emp...
Institution building is now recognized as vital for poverty reduction across the world. This paper f...
Microfinance groups are a prominent source of small-scale rural credit in many developing countries....
Microfinance groups are a prominent source of small-scale rural credit in many developing countries....
The paper explores whether one of the largest programs in the world for women's empowerment and rura...
Microfinance groups are a prominent source of small-scale rural credit in many developing countries....
The paper explores whether one of the largest programs in the world for women's empowerment and rura...
Microfinance groups are a prominent source of small-scale rural credit in many developing countries....
We use a combination of pipeline comparison, propensity score matching, and double differences to ev...
We use a combination of pipeline comparison, propensity score matching, and double differences to ev...
Although there has been considerable recent interest in micro-credit programs, rigorous evidence on ...
Although there has been considerable recent interest in micro-credit programs, rigorous evidence on ...
Despite the popularity and unique nature of women's self-help groups in India, evidence of their eco...
Institution building is now recognized as vital for poverty reduction across the world. This paper f...
Microfinance groups are a prominent source of small-scale rural credit in many developing countries....
Microfinance across the globe is being practiced as a tool to mitigate poverty and chiefly as an emp...
Institution building is now recognized as vital for poverty reduction across the world. This paper f...
Microfinance groups are a prominent source of small-scale rural credit in many developing countries....
Microfinance groups are a prominent source of small-scale rural credit in many developing countries....
The paper explores whether one of the largest programs in the world for women's empowerment and rura...
Microfinance groups are a prominent source of small-scale rural credit in many developing countries....
The paper explores whether one of the largest programs in the world for women's empowerment and rura...
Microfinance groups are a prominent source of small-scale rural credit in many developing countries....