Win Some Lose Some? Evidence from a Randomized Microcredit Program Placement Experiment by Compartamos Banco

Manuela Angelucci, Dean Karlan and Jonathan Zinman

No 150384, Center Discussion Papers from Yale University, Economic Growth Center

Abstract: Theory and evidence have raised concerns that microcredit does more harm than good, particularly when offered at high interest rates. We use a clustered randomized trial, and household surveys of eligible borrowers and their businesses, to estimate impacts from an expansion of group lending at 110% APR by the largest microlender in Mexico. Average effects on a rich set of outcomes measured 18-34 months post-expansion suggest some good and little harm. Other estimators identify heterogeneous treatment effects and effects on outcome distributions, but again yield little support for the hypothesis that microcredit causes harm.

Keywords: Community/Rural/Urban Development; Consumer/Household Economics; Financial Economics; International Development (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 68
Date: 2013-05
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Working Paper: Win Some Lose Some? Evidence from a Randomized Microcredit Program Placement Experiment by Compartamos Banco (2013)
Working Paper: Win Some Lose Some? Evidence from a Randomized Microcredit Program Placement Experiment by Compartamos Banco (2013)
Working Paper: Win Some Lose Some? Evidence from a Randomized Microcredit Program Placement Experiment by Compartamos Banco (2013)
Working Paper: Win Some Lose Some? Evidence from a Randomized Microcredit Program Placement Experiment by Compartamos Banco (2013)
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DOI: 10.22004/ag.econ.150384

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