Is a governmental micro-credit program for the poor really pro-poor? Evidence from Vietnam

Developing Economies

Volumn 46, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 151-187

  Cuong, Nguyen Viet ^a  

^a WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Fixed effect regression; Impact evaluation; Instrumental variables; Micro credit; Poverty; Poverty targeting

Indexed keywords

CREDIT PROVISION; MICROFINANCE; POVERTY ALLEVIATION; TARGETING;

ASIA; EURASIA; SOUTHEAST ASIA; VIET NAM;

EID: 44349086453     PISSN: 00121533     EISSN: 17461049     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1746-1049.2008.00061.x     Document Type: Article

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