Microcredit and poverty. An overview of the principal statistical methods used to measure the program net impacts

Cristina Elisa Orso

POLIS Working Papers from Institute of Public Policy and Public Choice - POLIS

Abstract: The purpose of this paper is to examine di¤erent econometric approaches aiming to evaluate the impact of microcredit on poverty. Starting with a brief description of microcredit and the most common kinds of statistical biases connected to these studies, I describe the principal characteristics of Non-Randomized and Randomized approaches, in order to highlight strengths and weaknesses concerning the application of such methodologies.

Keywords: Microcredit; poverty; program impact; randomized approach; non-randomized approach. (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: C54 C58 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 47 pages
Date: 2011-02
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