This audio underlines the unintended impact of credit programs in the context of India. Specifically, microfinance schemes can trigger a shrinkage in social networks among both borrowers as well as
Digital credit allows borrowers without formal credit histories to access small, short-term loans remotely and automatically. While this offers the potential for millions of unbanked individuals to access formal loans
New data suggests that higher gender equality in the law is linked to a greater proportion of female entrepreneurs. However, around 40% of economies restrict women's property rights, which leads
The paper argues that the loan amounts offered by most self-help groups (SHGs) may be too small to impact women, which could be an explanation for why the empirical evidence
Summarizing lessons from research on entrepreneurship training and its effectiveness, this study finds that traditional training has significant but modest effects on improving business practices and outcomes for microenterprises. Mentoring
The South Asia Gender Innovation Lab has published a review of studies that summarizes the effects of providing grants, credit, or flexible loan contracts on women’s economic empowerment outcomes in South Asia. The
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The Unintended Impacts of Formal Credit Programs on Social Networks: Evidence From India
This audio underlines the unintended impact of credit programs in the context of India. Specifically, microfinance schemes can trigger a shrinkage in social networks among both borrowers as well as
The Impact of Digital Credit in Low-Income Countries
Digital credit allows borrowers without formal credit histories to access small, short-term loans remotely and automatically. While this offers the potential for millions of unbanked individuals to access formal loans
How to Measure Female Entre-preneurship?
New data suggests that higher gender equality in the law is linked to a greater proportion of female entrepreneurs. However, around 40% of economies restrict women's property rights, which leads
Financial Access and Women's Role in Household Decisions: Empirical Evidence from India's National Rural Livelihoods Project
The paper argues that the loan amounts offered by most self-help groups (SHGs) may be too small to impact women, which could be an explanation for why the empirical evidence
Training Entrepreneurs
Summarizing lessons from research on entrepreneurship training and its effectiveness, this study finds that traditional training has significant but modest effects on improving business practices and outcomes for microenterprises. Mentoring
A Systematic Review of Financial Product Interventions on Women’s Economic Empowerment
The South Asia Gender Innovation Lab has published a review of studies that summarizes the effects of providing grants, credit, or flexible loan contracts on women’s economic empowerment outcomes in South Asia. The