Contingent loan repayment in the Philippines

Using data from the Philippines, this paper seeks to understand how households in the study area apparently manage to avoid falling in a debt trap in spite of frequent borrowing. Findings suggest this is achieved via three institutional features. First, most informal debt carries no interest. As we...

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Main Authors: Fafchamps, M, Gubert, F
Format: Working paper
Published: University of Oxford 2004