Risk behaviour and group formation in microcredit groups in Eritrea

Robert Lensink and Habteab T. Mehrteab
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Habteab T. Mehrteab: Groningen University

No 03E04, Research Report from University of Groningen, Research Institute SOM (Systems, Organisations and Management)

Abstract: We conducted a survey in 2001 among members and group leaders of borrowers who accessed loans from two microcredit programs in Eritrea. Using the results from this survey, this paper aims to provide new insights into the empirical relevance of the homogeneous matching hypothesis for microcredit groups in Eritrea. Since the methodology to test for homogeneous matching needs estimating risk behaviour, the paper also provides new evidence on risk behaviour of members of microcredit groups in Eritrea. Our main results strongly indicate that groups are formed heterogeneously. Most importantly, we do not find support for the matching frictions hypothesis, in the sense that even if we control for matching frictions, credit groups in Eritrea do not seem to consist of borrowers of the similar risk type.

Date: 2003
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Working Paper: Risk behaviour and group formation in microcredit groups in Eritrea (2007)
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