The Importance of Geographic Access for the Impact of Microfinance

Randall Filer, Jan Hanousek and Nargiza Alimukhamedova ()

No 10696, CEPR Discussion Papers from Centre for Economic Policy Research

Abstract: The geographic distance between a household and financial institutions may constitute a significant obstacle to achieving the benefits of modern financial institutions. We measure the impact of improved distance-related access to microcredits in Uzbekistan. Residents living closer to microfinance institutions are propensity score matched to those further away using both household and village characteristics. Households located closer to microfinance institutions have larger businesses in terms of income, profits and employees than similar households located further away. Similarly, they spend more on most forms of consumption and have greater savings.

Keywords: Geographic access; Microcredit; Microfinance institutions (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: C34 O16 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2015-07
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Working Paper: The Importance of Geographic Access for the Impact of Microfinance (2016)
Working Paper: The Importance of Geographic Access for the Impact of Microfinance (2016)
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