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Microfinance participation and intimate partner violence among women in Bangladesh

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  • Prabal K De
  • Alvin Christian

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We examine the links between microfinance, often a vehicle for credit and entrepreneurship for the poor, and intimate partner violence (IPV) using the 2006 Bangladesh Urban Health Survey. Unlike existing studies, we distinguish between various types of microfinance programmes, isolating programmes that exclusively make loans versus programmes with a more diverse portfolio. In order to address potential self-selection bias we use matching estimators in a multiple-treatment format, controlling for some of the observed differences between participants and non-participants. We find that the association of microfinance participation with IPV is heterogeneous. Members of organizations such as BRAC, Proshika, or ASA report significantly higher rates of IPV, while such results do not hold across all organizations. Specifically, we find that organizations focused exclusively on making loans are not associated with either increased or reduced violence in a significant way.

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  • Prabal K De & Alvin Christian, 2020. "Microfinance participation and intimate partner violence among women in Bangladesh," Oxford Economic Papers, Oxford University Press, vol. 72(2), pages 435-452.
    • Handle: RePEc:oup:oxecpp:v:72:y:2020:i:2:p:435-452.
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    1. Bolatito O. Ogunbiyi & Beth J. Maclin & Jeffrey B. Bingenheimer & Amita Vyas, 2023. "Comparing Changes in IPV Risk by Age Group over Time in Conflict-Affected Northeast Nigeria," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 20(3), pages 1-13, January.

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    JEL classification:

    • G21 - Financial Economics - - Financial Institutions and Services - - - Banks; Other Depository Institutions; Micro Finance Institutions; Mortgages
    • J12 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Demographic Economics - - - Marriage; Marital Dissolution; Family Structure
    • O10 - Economic Development, Innovation, Technological Change, and Growth - - Economic Development - - - General

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