A structural evaluation of a large-scale quasi-experimental microfinance initiative

Econometrica

Volumn 79, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 1357-1406

  Kaboski, Joseph P ^a   Townsend, Robert M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NOTRE DAME   (United States)

^b MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

Microfinance; Policy evaluation; Structural estimation

Indexed keywords

EID: 80053082091     PISSN: 00129682     EISSN: 14680262     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3982/ECTA7079     Document Type: Article

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