Rural Financial Markets in Developing Countries

Jonathan Conning and Christopher Udry

No 28458, Center Discussion Papers from Yale University, Economic Growth Center

Abstract: This review examines portions of the vast literature on rural financial markets and household behavior in the face of risk and uncertainty. We place particular emphasis on studying the important role of financial intermediaries, competition and regulation in shaping the changing structure and organization of rural markets, rather than on household strategies and bilateral contracting. Our goal is to provide a framework within which the evolution of financial intermediation in rural economies can be understood.

Keywords: Financial; Economics (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 88
Date: 2005
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Chapter: Rural Financial Markets in Developing Countries (2007)
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DOI: 10.22004/ag.econ.28458

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