Microcredit Programs, Poverty and Vulnerability in Rural Iran

Zahra Tayebi and Gulcan Onel

No 230116, 2016 Annual Meeting, February 6-9, 2016, San Antonio, Texas from Southern Agricultural Economics Association

Abstract: The main purpose of this paper is to study if two major microcredit programs, namely Women Microcredit Funds (WMF) and Self-Help Groups (SHG), in Southern Iran reach rural poor and vulnerable households. We use primary panel data that consist of monthly consumption and income information for 280 households. The results showed that although both programs are successful at reaching poor, evidence on propensity of vulnerable households joining programs is relatively limited. Furthermore, results indicate that vulnerable households are more likely to join SHG, while poor households mostly choose to join WMF program.

Keywords: Community/Rural/Urban Development; International Development (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2016
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DOI: 10.22004/ag.econ.230116

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