Evaluation of the Impact of Village Savings and Loan Associations Using a Novel Survey Instrument

Conner Brannen () and Damien Sheehan-Connor ()
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Conner Brannen: Abdul Latif Jameel Poverty Action Lab (J-PAL) at MIT, 30 Wadsworth St, E53-320

No 2012-003, Wesleyan Economics Working Papers from Wesleyan University, Department of Economics

Abstract: Formal microfinance institutions have been an important tool in the fight against poverty in developing countries, but their reach is necessarily limited. Village Savings and Loan Associations (VSLAs) are an alternative, informal mechanism for saving and borrowing that do not require external capital or ongoing financial or administrative support from a founding organization. This paper evaluates the impact of VSLAs on their members and finds that long-term members fare better along multiple economic, nutritional, and health dimensions compared to a control group of recent joiners.

Keywords: microfinance; village savings and loans associations; Africa; Tanzania (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 57 pages
Date: 2012-11
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