Returns to Agricultural Microcredit: Quasi-experimental Evidence from Bangladesh

Sayema Bidisha (), Akib Khan, Bazlul Haque Khondker and Khalid Imran
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Akib Khan: JPG School of Public Health, BRAC University, Dhaka,, Postal: Bangladesh.
Bazlul Haque Khondker: Professor, Department of Economics, University of Dhaka,, Postal: Bangladesh.
Khalid Imran: Lecturer, Department o f Economics, Hajee Mohammad Danesh Science and Technology University,, Postal: Bangladesh.

Bangladesh Development Studies, 2015, vol. 38, issue 4, 31-46

Abstract: Using nationally representative household survey and utilising suitable quantitative tools, this study provides evidence in favour of the positive effect of participation in a credit programme on agricultural production. Our estimates suggest that credit had significant contribution towards household crop production–in comparison to an otherwise similar household without credit. Credit recipient households were found to produce significantly greater amount of agricultural commodities

Keywords: Agricultural Microcredit; Household Income and Expenditure Survey; Bangladesh (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: D24 G21 R20 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2015
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