The impacts of microcredit: Evidence from Bosnia and Herzegovina

American Economic Journal: Applied Economics

Volumn 7, Issue 1, 2015, Pages 183-203

  Augsburg, Britta ^a   De Haas, Ralph ^b,c   Harmgart, Heike ^d,e   Meghir, Costas ^f  

^a INSTITUTE FOR FISCAL STUDIES   (United Kingdom)

^b EUROPEAN BANK FOR RECONSTRUCTION AND DEVELOPMENT   (United Kingdom)

^c TILBURG UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^d WZB ^*  (Germany)

^e EBRD   (Jordan)

^f YALE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 84921520876     PISSN: 19457782     EISSN: 19457790     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1257/app.20130272     Document Type: Article

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