Asset-based microfinance for microenterprises: Evidence from Pakistan

We conduct a field experiment offering graduated microcredit clients the opportunity to finance a business asset worth four times their previous borrowing limit. We implement this using a hire-purchase contract; our control group is offered a zero-interest loan. We find large, significant and persis...

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Main Authors: Bari, F, Malik, K, Meki, M, Quinn, S
Format: Working paper
Language:English
Published: University of Oxford 2021