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FIALA: Is the Evidence for the Lack of Impact of Microfinance Just a Design Problem?
Microfinance is one of the most hotly debated interventions in developing countries over the last 20 years. These are generally small loans, often given to women with short repayment periods and high interest rates (though often much lower than local…
Read MoreBÉDÉCARRATS et al.: Lessons from Replicating an RCT
In 2015, Crépon, Devoto, Duflo and Pariente (2015, henceforth CDDP), published the results of a randomized control trial (RCT) in a special issue of the AEJ: Applied Economics. CDDP evaluated the impact of a microcredit program conducted in Morocco with…
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