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The importance of geographic access for the impact of microfinance
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SYSNO ASEP 0447272 Document Type V - Research Report R&D Document Type The record was not marked in the RIV Title The importance of geographic access for the impact of microfinance Author(s) Alimukhamedova, Nargiza (NHU-C) RID
Filer, R. K. (US)
Hanousek, Jan (NHU-C) RIDIssue data London: Centre for Economic Policy Research, 2015 ISSN 0265-8003 Series CEPR discussion paper series Series number 10696 Number of pages 14 s. Publication form Print - P Language eng - English Country GB - United Kingdom Keywords geographic access ; microcredit and microfinance institutions Subject RIV AH - Economics R&D Projects GA15-15927S GA ČR - Czech Science Foundation (CSF) Institutional support NHU-C - PRVOUK-P23 Annotation The geographic distance between a household and financial institutions may constitute a significant obstacle to achieving the benefits of modern financial institutions. We measure the impact of improved distance-related access to microcredits in Uzbekistan. Residents living closer to microfinance institutions are propensity score matched to those further away using both household and village characteristics. Households located closer to microfinance institutions have larger businesses in terms of income, profits and employees than similar households located further away. Similarly, they spend more on most forms of consumption and have greater savings. Workplace Economics Institute - CERGE Contact Tomáš Pavela, pavela@cerge-ei.cz, Tel.: 224 005 122 Year of Publishing 2016 Electronic address http://www.cepr.org/active/publications/discussion_papers/dp.php?dpno=10696
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