Here today, gone tomorrow: Can dynamic incentives make microfinance more flexible?

Journal of Development Economics

Volumn 80, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 84-105

  Alexander Tedeschi, Gwendolyn ^a  

^a FORDHAM UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Dynamic incentives; Microfinance; Strategic default

Indexed keywords

INCENTIVE; MICROFINANCE; MODEL; RISK;

EID: 33646402358     PISSN: 03043878     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jdeveco.2005.01.003     Document Type: Article

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