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Group lending and the role of the group leader

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  • Remco Eijkel
  • Niels Hermes
  • Robert Lensink

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  • Remco Eijkel & Niels Hermes & Robert Lensink, 2011. "Group lending and the role of the group leader," Small Business Economics, Springer, vol. 36(3), pages 299-321, April.
    • Handle: RePEc:kap:sbusec:v:36:y:2011:i:3:p:299-321
    DOI: 10.1007/s11187-009-9223-5
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    Keywords

    Group lending; Group leader; Moral hazard; Monitoring; D82; G29; L26; O16;
    All these keywords.

    JEL classification:

    • D82 - Microeconomics - - Information, Knowledge, and Uncertainty - - - Asymmetric and Private Information; Mechanism Design
    • G29 - Financial Economics - - Financial Institutions and Services - - - Other
    • L26 - Industrial Organization - - Firm Objectives, Organization, and Behavior - - - Entrepreneurship
    • O16 - Economic Development, Innovation, Technological Change, and Growth - - Economic Development - - - Financial Markets; Saving and Capital Investment; Corporate Finance and Governance

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