discussion paper
Are neighbors equal?
A methodology to produce disaggregated estimates of inequality is implemented in three developing countries: Ecuador, Madagascar, and Mozambique.
A methodology to produce disaggregated estimates of inequality is implemented in three developing countries: Ecuador, Madagascar, and Mozambique.
This paper is based on community-level data from 188 villages in rural Madagascar.
Group lending has received much attention in recent years because of its perceived potential in providing financial services to poor households that lack traditional collateral.
Previous research on the determinants of credit rationing exclusively focused on the behavior of formal lenders who contract directly with an individual borrower.