Women and Repayment in Microfinance: A Global Analysis

World Development

Volumn 39, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 758-772

  D'Espallier, Bert ^a   Guérin, Isabelle ^b   Mersland, Roy ^c  

^a HOGESCHOOL UNIVERSITEIT BRUSSEL   (Belgium)

^b INSTITUT DE RECHERCHE POUR LE DÉVELOPPEMENT   (France)

^c UNIVERSITY OF AGDER   (Norway)

Author keywords

Gender; Microfinance; Portfolio at risk; Repayment; Women; Write offs

Indexed keywords

CREDIT PROVISION; GENDER ISSUE; MICROFINANCE; WOMENS STATUS;

EID: 79953034258     PISSN: 0305750X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.worlddev.2010.10.008     Document Type: Article

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