The impact of group-based credit programs on poor households in Bangladesh: Does the gender of participants matter?

Journal of Political Economy

Volumn 106, Issue 5, 1998, Pages 958-996

  Pitt, Mark M ^a   Khandker, Shahidur R ^b  

^a BROWN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b WORLD BANK   (United States)

Author keywords

Bangladesh; Credit provision; Gender issue; Grameen bank; Heterogeneity

Indexed keywords

CREDIT PROVISION; GENDER ISSUE; GRAMEEN BANK; HETEROGENEITY;

BANGLADESH;

EID: 0032454798     PISSN: 00223808     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/250037     Document Type: Article

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