Why does the microcredit borrowing rate differ across countries? A cross-country study

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to study the socio-economic variables that influence the number of micro-credit projects worldwide. The paper also intends to study the socio-economic variables that lead to a higher default rate. In order to do this study, the authors use a database from MIX a...

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Main Author: Pereira, Sofia (author)
Other Authors: Mourão, Paulo (author)
Format: article
Language:eng
Published: 2012
Subjects:
Africa
Cross-country comparison
Default rates
Determinants of borrow rates
Developing countries
Loans
Local economies
Microfinance
Poverty
Social Sciences
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/1822/21369
Country:Portugal
Oai:oai:repositorium.sdum.uminho.pt:1822/21369

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