The individual micro-lending contract: Is it a better design than joint-liability? Evidence from Georgia

Economic Systems

Volumn 28, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 155-176

  Vigenina, Denotes ^a   Kritikos, Alexander S ^a  

^a EUROPEAN UNIVERSITY VIADRINA   (Germany)

Author keywords

Individual versus joint liability; Microfinance; Repayment incentives; Screening procedures

Indexed keywords

EID: 4344675871     PISSN: 09393625     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecosys.2004.03.006     Document Type: Article

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