The supply- and demand-side impacts of credit market information

Journal of Development Economics

Volumn 93, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 173-188

  de Janvry, Alain ^a   McIntosh, Craig ^b   Sadoulet, Elisabeth ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Asymmetric information; Credit bureau; Credit markets; Randomized experiment

Indexed keywords

ASYMMETRIC INFORMATION; CREDIT PROVISION; DEMAND ELASTICITY; FINANCIAL MARKET; LENDING BEHAVIOR; MICROFINANCE;

EID: 77955094114     PISSN: 03043878     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jdeveco.2009.09.008     Document Type: Article

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