Microcredit in Theory and Practice: Using Randomized Credit Scoring for Impact Evaluation
Dean Karlan; Jonathan Zinman · 2011 · Science
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The study found no significant effect — useful as a negative control or null benchmark for your own design.
Abstract (excerpt)
Microcredit institutions spend billions of dollars fighting poverty by making small loans primarily to female entrepreneurs. Proponents argue that microcredit mitigates market failures, spurs micro-enterprise growth, and boosts borrowers'…
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Metadata source: OpenAlex · DOI 10.1126/science.1200138