Record number | 496898 |
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Title | Measuring the impact of an ongoing microcredit project : evidence from a study in Ghana |
Author(s) | Eriksen, Steffen; Lensink, Robert |
Source | Journal of Development Effectiveness 7 (2015)4. - ISSN 1943-9342 - p. 519 - 529. |
DOI | http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/19439342.2015.1095782 |
Department(s) |
Development Economics Group WASS |
Publication type | Refereed Article in a scientific journal |
Publication year | 2015 |
Keyword(s) | Ghana - impact evaluation - list experiment - microcredit - summary indexation |
Abstract | This article uses a mixed method approach to assess the impact of a microfinance organisation in Ghana. By combining propensity score matching with a double-difference method, the authors determine that microcredit has a positive effect on expenditures but does not positively affect a series of other outcome variables. A list experiment further suggests that microcredit loan proceeds often are not spent productively. |
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