Evaluating microfinance program innovation with randomized control trials: An example from group versus individual lending

ERD Technical Note Series

Volumn 16, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 1-20

  Giné, Xavier ^a   Harigaya, Tomoko ^b   Karlan, Dean ^c   Nguyen, Binh T ^d  

^a WORLD BANK   (United States)

^b INNOVATIONS FOR POVERTY ACTION   (United States)

^c YALE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d ASIAN DEVELOPMENT BANK   (Philippines)

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EID: 77955951717     PISSN: 16555236     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
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