Abstract
This article uses a mixed method approach to assess the impact of a microfinance organisation in Ghana. By combining propensity score matching with a double-difference method, the authors determine that microcredit has a positive effect on expenditures but does not positively affect a series of other outcome variables. A list experiment further suggests that microcredit loan proceeds often are not spent productively.
| Original language | English |
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| Article number | 519-529 |
| Pages (from-to) | 519-529 |
| Number of pages | 11 |
| Journal | Journal of Development Effectiveness |
| Volume | 7 |
| Issue number | 4 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - 30 Sept 2015 |
| Externally published | Yes |
Keywords
- Ghana
- impact evaluation
- list experiment
- microcredit
- summary indexation