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What should we expect of the impact of microcredit on farmsÕ performances? A literature review of experimental studies

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  • Kotchikpa Gabriel Lawin
  • Lota Dabio Tamini
  • Ibrahima Bocoum

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In this article,we review the literature on the best ways to identify the causal effects of microcredit, present, and discuss some empirical results of the impact of microcredit on the adoption of innovations, investments, farm incomes, and profits. The results of empirical studies converge toward a positive impact of access to microcredit on the adoption of agricultural technology and investment. In terms of the effect on the technical efficiency of farms, agricultural income and profit, and consumption, the results do not all point in the same direction.The effects of microcredit are likely to vary depending on the context of the study.

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  • Kotchikpa Gabriel Lawin & Lota Dabio Tamini & Ibrahima Bocoum, 2017. "What should we expect of the impact of microcredit on farmsÕ performances? A literature review of experimental studies," Cahiers de recherche CREATE 2017-05, CREATE.
    • Handle: RePEc:lvl:creacr:2017-05
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    1. Olexandr Yemelyanov & Tetyana Petrushka & Anastasiya Symak & Olena Trevoho & Anatolii Turylo & Oksana Kurylo & Lesia Danchak & Dmytro Symak & Lilia Lesyk, 2020. "Microcredits for Sustainable Development of Small Ukrainian Enterprises: Efficiency, Accessibility, and Government Contribution," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 12(15), pages 1-32, July.

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    Keywords

    microcredit; experimental studies; causal effects; farms; rural households.;
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    JEL classification:

    • D14 - Microeconomics - - Household Behavior - - - Household Saving; Personal Finance
    • D13 - Microeconomics - - Household Behavior - - - Household Production and Intrahouse Allocation
    • G21 - Financial Economics - - Financial Institutions and Services - - - Banks; Other Depository Institutions; Micro Finance Institutions; Mortgages
    • O13 - Economic Development, Innovation, Technological Change, and Growth - - Economic Development - - - Agriculture; Natural Resources; Environment; Other Primary Products
    • Q14 - Agricultural and Natural Resource Economics; Environmental and Ecological Economics - - Agriculture - - - Agricultural Finance
    • Q16 - Agricultural and Natural Resource Economics; Environmental and Ecological Economics - - Agriculture - - - R&D; Agricultural Technology; Biofuels; Agricultural Extension Services

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