Six randomized evaluations of microcredit: Introduction and further steps

American Economic Journal: Applied Economics

Volumn 7, Issue 1, 2015, Pages 1-21

  Banerjee, Abhijit ^a,b   Karlan, Dean ^b,c,d   Zinman, Jonathan ^b,d,e  

^a MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^b J PAL ^*  (United States)

^c YALE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d NATIONAL BUREAU OF ECONOMIC RESEARCH   (United States)

^e Dartmouth College   (United States)

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EID: 84921453127     PISSN: 19457782     EISSN: 19457790     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1257/app.20140287     Document Type: Article

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