Rotating savings and credit associations: The choice between random and bidding allocation of funds

Journal of Development Economics

Volumn 60, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 143-172

  Kovsted, Jens ^a   Lyk Jensen, Peter ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Asymmetric and private information; Informal credit; Roscas; Sequential bidding

Indexed keywords

CAPITAL MARKET; FINANCIAL PROVISION; LENDING BEHAVIOR; ROTATING SAVINGS AND CREDIT ASSOCIATION;

EID: 0033376344     PISSN: 03043878     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0304-3878(99)00039-5     Document Type: Article

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