The Importance of Geographic Access for the Impact of Microfinance

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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.

Object Details

• Language: Englisch

References and Relationships

• Bibliographic citation: Series: CESifo Working Paper ; No. 5433

Classification and Topics

• Classification: Wirtschaft ; Economic Development: Financial Markets; Saving and Capital Investment; Corporate Finance and Governance ; Multiple or Simultaneous Equation Models: Truncated and Censored Models; Switching Regression Models
• Subject: microcredit ; microfinance institutions ; geographic access

Contributors, Places and Time

• Event: Geistige Schöpfung
• (who): Alimukhamedova, Nargiza ; Filer, Randall ; Hanousek, Jan
• Event: Veröffentlichung
• (who): Center for Economic Studies and ifo Institute (CESifo)
• (where): Munich
• (when): 2015

Further information

• Handle: http://hdl.handle.net/10419/113764
• Last update: 10.03.2025, 11:44 AM CET