Estimating the impact of microcredit on those who take it up: Evidence from a randomized experiment in Morocco

American Economic Journal: Applied Economics

Volumn 7, Issue 1, 2015, Pages 123-150

  Crépon, Bruno ^a,b   Devoto, Florencia ^c   Duflo, Esther ^b,d,e   Parienté, William ^b,f  

^a CREST   (France)

^b J PAL ^*  (United States)

^c PARIS SCHOOL OF ECONOMICS   (France)

^d MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^e NATIONAL BUREAU OF ECONOMIC RESEARCH   (United States)

^f UNIVERSITÉ CATHOLIQUE DE LOUVAIN   (Belgium)

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EID: 84921480496     PISSN: 19457782     EISSN: 19457790     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1257/app.20130535     Document Type: Article

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