Microfinance : Perils and Prospects
By J. Fernando. 2004
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Subfields: Economics and Econometrics
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- Juggling with Debt, Social Ties, and Values (2014, background): “See, e.g., Elyachar (2005), Fernando (2006), Karim (2011), and Rankin (2002). celebrated as a powerful tool for the eradication of poverty and informal debt, the promotion of popular capitalism, and women’s empowerment through collective action.3 In the case studied here, if women adhere to…”
- Contract Structure, Risk Sharing and Investment Choice (2011, background): “I 2An extensive empirical literature documents the importance of informal insurance arrangements as a risk management tool for those who lack access to formal insurance markets (e.g., Townsend 1994, Udry 1994, Foster and Rosenzweig 2001, Fafchamps and Lund 2003, Fernando 2006).”
- The Impact of Microfinance in Sub-Saharan Africa: A Systematic Review of the Evidence (2012, background): “Further, an increase in the commercialization of the industry has been met with suspicion and concerns around the ethics of making money from the poor, and talk of “mission drift”, even within the microfinance industry (Chang, 2007; Fernando, 2006; Karnani, 2009; Weber, 2006; Yunus & Weber, 2010).”
- Women and Repayment in Microfinance: A Global Analysis (2011, background): “This result supports Fernando (2006), who finds that regulation can translate into more coercive enforcement methods (social pressure, verbal hostility, harassment, etc.), and that women can be more responsive to such practices.”
- Systematic Review. What is the evidence of the impact of microfinance on the well-being of poor people? (2011, background): “Participants: Individuals living in poor, lower and upper-middle income countries (see appendix 2) with very few assets that could be used as collateral (Fernando 2006).”