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Microfinance and Household Poverty Reduction: New evidence from India

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  1. Hong Sun & Xiaohong Li & Wenjing Li, 2020. "The Nexus between Credit Channels and Farm Household Vulnerability to Poverty: Evidence from Rural China," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 12(7), pages 1-18, April.
  2. Katsushi S. Imai & Raghav Gaiha & Ganesh Thapa & Samuel Kobina Annim, 2013. "Financial Crisis In Asia: Its Genesis, Severity And Impact On Poverty And Hunger," Journal of International Development, John Wiley & Sons, Ltd., vol. 25(8), pages 1105-1116, November.
  3. Wang, Maolin & Lin, Huiting & Huang, Yehua & Lu, Huiyan, 2023. "Poverty alleviation and firm productivity: Evidence from China's minimum wage system," International Review of Financial Analysis, Elsevier, vol. 87(C).
  4. Jing You & Samuel Annim, 2014. "The Impact of Microcredit on Child Education: Quasi-experimental Evidence from Rural China," Journal of Development Studies, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 50(7), pages 926-948, July.
  5. Zhuo, Yubo & Wu, Zheng & Wang, Shuyi & Wang, Xinxin, 2020. "Sustainable Development Model of China’s Rural Financial Inclusion and its Effects: A Case Study of Yueqing Rural Commercial Bank," 2020 Annual Meeting, July 26-28, Kansas City, Missouri 304416, Agricultural and Applied Economics Association.
  6. You, Jing, 2013. "The role of microcredit in older children’s nutrition: Quasi-experimental evidence from rural China," Food Policy, Elsevier, vol. 43(C), pages 167-179.
  7. Do Xuan Luan & Nguyen Thanh Vu & Kieu Thi Thu Huong & Duong Hang & Siegfried Bauer, 2016. "Is Access to Agribank Credit an Effective Tool in Improving Household Income? Evidence from the Northern Mountainous Region of Vietnam," Asian Social Science, Canadian Center of Science and Education, vol. 12(8), pages 110-110, August.
  8. Imai, Katsushi S. & Gaiha, Raghav & Thapa, Ganesh & Annim, Samuel Kobina, 2012. "Microfinance and Poverty—A Macro Perspective," World Development, Elsevier, vol. 40(8), pages 1675-1689.
  9. Seng, Kimty, 2021. "The mobile money’s poverty-reducing promise: Evidence from Cambodia," World Development Perspectives, Elsevier, vol. 22(C).
  10. Rajat Deb, 2016. "Determinants of Savings in Sukanya Samriddhi Account: Evidence from Tripura," IIM Kozhikode Society & Management Review, , vol. 5(2), pages 120-140, July.
  11. Mohamed Abdallah Ali & Mazhar Mughal & Dina Chhorn, 2022. "Microfinance and poverty reduction: Evidence from Djibouti," Review of Development Economics, Wiley Blackwell, vol. 26(2), pages 1189-1224, May.
  12. Michael Danquah & Abdul Malik Iddrisu & Peter Quartey & Williams Ohemeng & Alfred Barimah, 2021. "Rural financial intermediation and poverty reduction in Ghana: A micro‐level analysis," Poverty & Public Policy, John Wiley & Sons, vol. 13(4), pages 316-334, December.
  13. Eric Ofori & Gabriel S Sampson & Jessie Vipham, 2019. "The effects of agricultural cooperatives on smallholder livelihoods and agricultural performance in Cambodia," Natural Resources Forum, Blackwell Publishing, vol. 43(4), pages 218-229, November.
  14. Godsway Korku Tetteh, 2023. "Local digital lending development and the incidence of deprivation in Kenya," Financial Innovation, Springer;Southwestern University of Finance and Economics, vol. 9(1), pages 1-26, December.
  15. Padmavathi Koride & Anjula Gurtoo, 2019. "A Comparison of Borrowing and Default Behaviour Between Men and Women," Studies in Microeconomics, , vol. 7(2), pages 189-209, December.
  16. Mushtaq, Rizwan & Bruneau, Catherine, 2019. "Microfinance, financial inclusion and ICT: Implications for poverty and inequality," Technology in Society, Elsevier, vol. 59(C).
  17. Christian Ambrosius & Barbara Fritz & Ursula Stiegler, 2014. "Remittances for Financial Access: Lessons from Latin American Microfinance," Development Policy Review, Overseas Development Institute, vol. 32(6), pages 733-753, November.
  18. Boou Chen & Chunkai Zhao, 2021. "Poverty reduction in rural China: Does the digital finance matter?," PLOS ONE, Public Library of Science, vol. 16(12), pages 1-27, December.
  19. Ogundari, Kolawole & Bolarinwa, Olufemi D., 2018. "Impact of agricultural innovation adoption: a meta-analysis," Australian Journal of Agricultural and Resource Economics, Australian Agricultural and Resource Economics Society, vol. 62(2), April.
  20. Dong Guo & Lin Li & Lu Qiao & Fengyu Qi, 2023. "Digital economy and consumption upgrading: scale effect or structure effect?," Economic Change and Restructuring, Springer, vol. 56(6), pages 4713-4744, December.
  21. Olga Kondratjeva, 2021. "Borrowing channels, purposes, and household investment and consumption: evidence from Nepal," Journal of Consumer Affairs, Wiley Blackwell, vol. 55(4), pages 1591-1613, December.
  22. Asadul Islam & Chandana Maitra & Debayan Pakrashi & Russell Smyth, 2016. "Microcredit Programme Participation and Household Food Security in Rural Bangladesh," Journal of Agricultural Economics, Wiley Blackwell, vol. 67(2), pages 448-470, June.
  23. Halimah Abdul Manaf, 2017. "Impact of Microcredit Scheme on the Development of Entrepreneurship Skills among Low Income Households in a Developing Country Context," International Journal of Economics and Financial Issues, Econjournals, vol. 7(1), pages 583-593.
  24. Mathilde Maîtrot & Miguel Niño-Zarazúa, 2017. "Poverty and wellbeing impacts of microfinance: What do we know?," WIDER Working Paper Series 190, World Institute for Development Economic Research (UNU-WIDER).
  25. Asad K. Ghalib & Issam Malki & Katsushi S. Imai, 2012. "Microfinance and its role in household poverty reduction: findings from Pakistan," Global Development Institute Working Paper Series 17312, GDI, The University of Manchester.
  26. Anurag Priyadarshee & Asad K. Ghalib, 2011. "The Andhra Pradesh microfinance crisis in India: manifestation, causal analysis, and regulatory response," Global Development Institute Working Paper Series 15711, GDI, The University of Manchester.
  27. Thanh-Tung Nguyen & Trung Thanh Nguyen & Ulrike Grote, 2020. "Credit and Ethnic Consumption Inequality in the Central Highlands of Vietnam," Social Indicators Research: An International and Interdisciplinary Journal for Quality-of-Life Measurement, Springer, vol. 148(1), pages 143-172, February.
  28. Chowdhury S. B. Jalal & Edward A. Frongillo & Andrea M. Warren & Shibani Kulkarni, 2022. "Subjective Well-Being and Domestic Violence Among Ultra-Poor Women in Rural Bangladesh: Findings from a Multifaceted Poverty Alleviation Program," Journal of Family and Economic Issues, Springer, vol. 43(4), pages 843-853, December.
  29. Michael Danquah & Abdul Malik Iddrisu & Williams Ohemeng & Alfred Barimah, 2020. "Rural financial intermediation and poverty reduction in Ghana: A micro-level analysis," WIDER Working Paper Series wp-2020-2, World Institute for Development Economic Research (UNU-WIDER).
  30. Velenkosini Matsebula & Johannes Sheefeni, 2022. "Financial Inclusion and Macroeconomic Stability in South Africa," International Journal of Economics and Financial Issues, Econjournals, vol. 12(4), pages 56-64, July.
  31. Jingyi TIAN & Jun NAGAYASU, 2024. "AI and Financial Systemic Risk in the Global Market," TUPD Discussion Papers 55, Graduate School of Economics and Management, Tohoku University.
  32. Isaac Koomson & Abdallah Abdul-Mumuni & Anthony Abbam, 2021. "Effect of financial inclusion on out-of-pocket health expenditure: empirics from Ghana," The European Journal of Health Economics, Springer;Deutsche Gesellschaft für Gesundheitsökonomie (DGGÖ), vol. 22(9), pages 1411-1425, December.
  33. Sefa K. Awaworyi, 2014. "The Impact of Microfinance Interventions: A Meta-analysis," Monash Economics Working Papers 03-14, Monash University, Department of Economics.
  34. Katsushi S. Imai & MD. Shafiul Azam, 2011. "Does Microfinance Reduce Poverty in Bangladesh? New Evidence from Household Panel Data," Journal of Development Studies, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 48(5), pages 633-653, October.
  35. David Hulme & Thankom Arun, 2011. "What’s wrong and right with microfinance – missing an angle on responsible finance?," Global Development Institute Working Paper Series 15511, GDI, The University of Manchester.
  36. Al-Azzam, Moh’d & Charfeddine, Lanouar, 2022. "Financing new entrepreneurship: Credit or microcredit?," Economics Letters, Elsevier, vol. 216(C).
  37. Vu Ha Thu & Daisaku Goto, 2020. "Does Microfinance Improve the Household Welfare of Ethnic Minorities? Evidence from Bac Kan Province, Vietnam," Progress in Development Studies, , vol. 20(1), pages 65-83, January.
  38. Shubhashis Gangopadhyay & S.K. Shanthi, 2012. "Governance Issues in Indian Microfinance," Chapters, in: James R. Barth & Chen Lin & Clas Wihlborg (ed.), Research Handbook on International Banking and Governance, chapter 36, Edward Elgar Publishing.
  39. Mst. Asma Khatun & Farjana Misu & Mohammad Amirul Islam & Sheikh Mohammad Sayem, 2022. "Relationship between Poverty and Food Security: Empirical Evidence from the Enclave Area of Rural Bangladesh," Indian Journal of Human Development, , vol. 16(3), pages 448-467, December.
  40. Shrabanti Maity, 2023. "Financial inclusion also leads to social inclusion—myth or reality? Evidences from self-help groups led microfinance of Assam," Journal of Innovation and Entrepreneurship, Springer, vol. 12(1), pages 1-22, December.
  41. Angioloni, Simone & Kudabaev, Zarylbek & Ames, Glenn C.W. & Wetzstein, Michael E., 2013. "Microcredit impact in Kyrgyzstan: A Case Study," 2013 Annual Meeting, February 2-5, 2013, Orlando, Florida 143838, Southern Agricultural Economics Association.
  42. Sefa Awaworyi Churchill & Ahmed Salim Nuhu, 2016. "What has failed: microfinance or evaluation methods?," Journal of Sustainable Finance & Investment, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 6(2), pages 85-94, April.
  43. Ogochukwu Edith Nkamnebe & Abimbola Oluwaseun Oladipo, 2024. "Impact of Microcredit on Income and Social Status of Rural Women Microentrepreneurs in Southeast Nigeria," International Journal of Research and Innovation in Social Science, International Journal of Research and Innovation in Social Science (IJRISS), vol. 8(8), pages 3521-3532, August.
  44. Yawo A. Noglo & Komivi Afawubo, 2017. "2011-2015: an illustration based on the decomposition of the Gini coefficient using the Shapley value approach," Economics Bulletin, AccessEcon, vol. 37(4), pages 2602-2615.
  45. Zhao Ding & Awudu Abdulai, 2020. "An Analysis of the Factors Influencing Choice of Microcredit Sources and Impact of Participation on Household Income," Journal of International Development, John Wiley & Sons, Ltd., vol. 32(4), pages 505-525, May.
  46. Egziabher, Kidanemariam G. & Mathijs, Erik & Deckers, Jozef A. & Gebrehiwot, Kindeya & Bauer, Hans & Maertens, Miet, 2013. "The Economic Impact of a New Rural Extension Approach in Northern Ethiopia," Working Papers 146558, Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, Centre for Agricultural and Food Economics.
  47. Atul MEHTA & Joysankar BHATTACHARYA, 2018. "Financial sector development and the poor in developing countries: revisiting the access to finance channel," Theoretical and Applied Economics, Asociatia Generala a Economistilor din Romania / Editura Economica, vol. 0(3(616), A), pages 153-168, Autumn.
  48. Eriksen, Steffen & Wiese, Rasmus, 2019. "Policy induced increases in private healthcare financing provide short-term relief of total healthcare expenditure growth: Evidence from OECD countries," European Journal of Political Economy, Elsevier, vol. 59(C), pages 71-82.
  49. Harald Strotmann & Jürgen Volkert & Melinda Schmidt, 2019. "Multinational companies: can they foster well-being in the eyes of the poor? Results from an empirical case study," International Journal of Corporate Social Responsibility, Springer, vol. 4(1), pages 1-14, December.
  50. Danquah Michael & Iddrisu Abdul & Ohemeng Williams & Barimah Alfred, 2020. "Rural financial intermediation and poverty reduction in Ghana: A micro-level analysis," WIDER Working Paper Series wp2020-2, World Institute for Development Economic Research (UNU-WIDER).
  51. Maria Figueroa-Armijos & John P. Berns, 2022. "Vulnerable Populations and Individual Social Responsibility in Prosocial Crowdfunding: Does the Framing Matter for Female and Rural Entrepreneurs?," Journal of Business Ethics, Springer, vol. 177(2), pages 377-394, May.
  52. Araya Teka & Sung-Kyu Lee, 2020. "Do Agricultural Package Programs Improve the Welfare of Rural People? Evidence from Smallholder Farmers in Ethiopia," Agriculture, MDPI, vol. 10(5), pages 1-20, May.
  53. Isaac Koomson & Renato A. Villano & David Hadley, 2020. "Effect of Financial Inclusion on Poverty and Vulnerability to Poverty: Evidence Using a Multidimensional Measure of Financial Inclusion," Social Indicators Research: An International and Interdisciplinary Journal for Quality-of-Life Measurement, Springer, vol. 149(2), pages 613-639, June.
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  55. Sayed Samer Ali Al-shami & R. M. Razali & Nurulizwa Rashid, 2018. "The Effect of Microcredit on Women Empowerment in Welfare and Decisions Making in Malaysia," Social Indicators Research: An International and Interdisciplinary Journal for Quality-of-Life Measurement, Springer, vol. 137(3), pages 1073-1090, June.
  56. Akotey, Joseph Oscar & Adjasi, Charles K.D., 2016. "Does Microcredit Increase Household Welfare in the Absence of Microinsurance?," World Development, Elsevier, vol. 77(C), pages 380-394.
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  60. Ishraq Ahmed & Erick Kitenge, 2022. "Microfinance outreach and aggregate welfare," Journal of International Development, John Wiley & Sons, Ltd., vol. 34(3), pages 652-669, April.
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  66. Weber, Olaf & Ahmad, Adnan, 2014. "Empowerment Through Microfinance: The Relation Between Loan Cycle and Level of Empowerment," World Development, Elsevier, vol. 62(C), pages 75-87.
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