Estimating the Impact of Microcredit on Those Who Take It Up: Evidence from a Randomized Experiment in Morocco

We report results from a randomized evaluation of a microcredit program introduced in rural areas of Morocco in 2006. Thirteen percent of the households in treatment villages took a loan, and none in control villages did. Among households identified as more likely to borrow, microcredit access led t...

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Main Authors: Crepon, Bruno, Devoto, Florencia, Duflo, Esther, Pariente, William
Other Authors: Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Department of Economics
Format: Article
Language:en_US
Published: American Economic Association 2015
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/95969
https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6105-617X