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The effects of microfinance on women’s empowerment: new evidence from Bangladesh

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  • Mohammad Mafizur Rahman
  • Rasheda Khanam
  • Son Nghiem

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Purpose - The purpose of this paper is to examine the effects of microcredit on women’s empowerment in rural Bangladesh using the latest primary data. Design/methodology/approach - Primary data have been collected by a household survey in the four districts of Bangladesh. Logistic regression is used to estimate the odd of improving women empowerment after participating in microfinance. Findings - The results show positive impacts of microfinance on most of the selected indicators for women’s empowerment. Research limitations/implications - Lack of control groups and baseline data are the main limitation of this research. Future research can address this issue by selecting institutions with baseline data or control groups. Practical implications - The findings of the study can help policy makers to adopt appropriate policies that integrate empowerment in development projects with women. Social implications - The results of this research could encourage more women to participate in microfinance activities and development projects. Originality/value - This research provides the most updated data from a primary survey in Bangladesh. The authors also mitigate the possible selection biases by using a fixed-effects estimator.

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  • Mohammad Mafizur Rahman & Rasheda Khanam & Son Nghiem, 2017. "The effects of microfinance on women’s empowerment: new evidence from Bangladesh," International Journal of Social Economics, Emerald Group Publishing Limited, vol. 44(12), pages 1745-1757, December.
    • Handle: RePEc:eme:ijsepp:ijse-02-2016-0070
    DOI: 10.1108/IJSE-02-2016-0070
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    Cited by:

    1. Janet Namuchile & Daniel Ndhlovu & Noah K. Sichula, 2023. "An Analysis of Microcredit Literacy Programmes in the Transformation of the Lives of Women in Four Selected Districts of Southern Province of Zambia," International Journal of Research and Innovation in Social Science, International Journal of Research and Innovation in Social Science (IJRISS), vol. 7(1), pages 860-877, January.
    2. Belay Mengstie, 2022. "Impact of microfinance on women’s economic empowerment," Journal of Innovation and Entrepreneurship, Springer, vol. 11(1), pages 1-12, December.
    3. Danquah, Michael & Iddrisu, Abdul Malik & Boakye, Ernest Owusu & Owusu, Solomon, 2021. "Do gender wage differences within households influence women's empowerment and welfare? Evidence from Ghana," Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization, Elsevier, vol. 188(C), pages 916-932.

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