Systematic Review. What is the evidence of the impact of microfinance on the well-being of poor people?

By J. Copestake, Maren Duvendack, L. Hooper, Y. Loke, R. Palmer-jones, N. Rao. 2011

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Empowering Women Through Financial Inclusion: A Study of Urban Slum (2019, background): “Also, financial inclusion drives over indebtedness and lacks demonstrable poverty impact (Duvendack et al., 2011; Guérin, Labie, & Servet, 2015; Stewart et. al., 2012).”
Over-Indebtedness in Microfinance – An Empirical Analysis of Related Factors on the Borrower Level (2012, background): “With increasing concerns about negative effects of microfinance on customers, at a time where trust in the positive impact of microfinance is weakening (Duvendack et al., 2011; Karlan & Goldberg, 2011), overindebtedness is one of the most pressing challenges facing the microfinance industry.”
The Impact of Microfinance in Sub-Saharan Africa: A Systematic Review of the Evidence (2012, background): “While the level of evidence is gradually increasing, a simple search of bibliographic literature, and more thorough overviews of the evidence (Duvendack et al., 2011), reveal that the majority of microfinance and of the related evaluations still emanate from Asia where the microfinance movement…”
The digital revolution in financial inclusion: international development in the fintech era (2017, background): “…emphasis), since it directs resources towards ‘very small – often one-person firms of low productivity’, which might otherwise have been channelled towards a nascent small and medium-sized enterprise (SME) sector as a foundation for economic growth and employment (also Duvendack et al. 2011).”
How does microfinance enhance entrepreneurial outcomes in emerging economies? The mediating mechanisms of psychological and social capital (2014, background): “Existing studies, primarily randomised controlled trials, have been criticised for faulty or incomplete research design (Duvendack et al., 2011; Roodman, 2012).”
Microfinance and the Illusion of Development: From Hubris to Nemesis in Thirty Years (2012, background): “…of early 2012, including rural insurance, rural payments and small business lending. http://www.dnaindia.com/money/report_new-sks-head-talks-of-sea-change-in-businessmodel_1617016 long said to confirm that microfinance has had a positive impact on the well-being of the poor (Duvendack et al, 2011).”
Do Interventions Targeted at Micro-Entrepreneurs and Small and Medium-Sized Firms Create Jobs? A Systematic Review of the Evidence for Low and Middle Income Countries (2014, background): “…Report 2013 on jobs and the following completed reviews have been hand-searched for relevant studies: Cho and Honorati (2014); Cirera et al. (2011); Duvendack et al. (2011); Hagen-Zanker et al. (2011); McKenzie and Woodruff (2012); Nataraj et al. (2012); Stewart et al. (2012); Stewart et al.…”
The Impact of Microcredit on the Poor in Bangladesh: Revisiting the Evidence (2014, unknown): “9; Duvendack et al., 2011; Odell, 2010; Roodman, 2012a, chap.”
High Noon for Microfinance Impact Evaluations: Re-investigating the Evidence from Bangladesh (2012, methodology): “…programmes have positive impacts (Armendáriz de Aghion and Morduch, 2005, 2010; Goldberg, 2005; Roy, 2010; Bateman, 2010; Stewart et al., 2010; Duvendack et al., 2011) in part because the PnK study came under intense scrutiny particularly from Morduch (1998), and Roodman and Morduch (2009 –…”
Bankers at the gate: Microfinance and the high cost of borrowed logics (2012, background): “…a number of fronts claiming that microfinance does not lead to economic development (Coleman, 2000; Karnani, 2007; 18 Economist, 2009; Bateman, 2011; Duvendack et al., 2011), does not spur the creation of legitimate entrepreneurial ventures (Ditcher, 1999; Karnani, 2007), is not sustainable (Bhatt…”
Promoting Women's Economic Empowerment: What Works? (2014, background): “Duvendack et al. (2011) argue that the lack of effect of microloans is because many women microloan clients are “necessity” entrepreneurs who turn to self-employment because there are no other jobs available and who would be better off in wage employment.”