Microfinance in times of crisis: The effects of competition, rising indebtedness, and economic crisis on repayment behavior

World Development

Volumn 31, Issue 12, 2003, Pages 2085-2114

  Vogelgesang, Ulrike ^a  

^a MCKINSEY AND COMPANY   (United States)

Author keywords

Bolivia; Credit scoring; Indebtedness; Microfinance; Repayment; South America

Indexed keywords

FINANCIAL CRISIS; LENDING BEHAVIOR; MICROENTERPRISE; MICROFINANCE;

BOLIVIA;

EID: 0242540029     PISSN: 0305750X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.worlddev.2003.09.004     Document Type: Article

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