Asset-based microfinance for microenterprises: evidence from Pakistan

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

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Main Authors: Bari, F, Malik, K, Meki, M, Quinn, S
Format: Journal article
Jezik:English
Izdano: American Economic Association 2024