Does Microcredit Increase Household Welfare in the Absence of Microinsurance?

This study answers the question: Does a combination of microcredit and microinsurance improve the wellbeing of low-income households? We examine this challenge through Heckman sample selection, instrumental variable and treatment effect models. The findings indicate that households using microcredit...

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Volume:	77
Main Author:	Akotey, Joseph Oscar Adjasi, Charles K.D
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Zielgruppe:	Trade Academic
Place of publication:	OXFORD Elsevier Ltd 01.01.2016 PERGAMON-ELSEVIER SCIENCE LTD Elsevier Science Publishers
published in:	World development Vol. 77; pp. 380 - 394
Data of publication:	January 2016
ISSN:	0305-750X 1873-5991
EISSN:	1873-5991
Discipline:	Economics
Subjects:	microcredit Ghana households welfare microinsurance Development Studies Economics Business & Economics Social Sciences microcredit Ghana households welfare microinsurance MICROFINANCE RURAL HOUSEHOLDS CREDIT PROGRAMS POOR BANGLADESH WOMEN IMPACT POVERTY FINANCE IDENTIFIABILITY
Online Access:	available in Bonn?
Database:	Social Sciences Citation Index Web of Science - Social Sciences Citation Index - 2016 Web of Knowledge Web of Science CrossRef Gale General OneFile (A&I only) Academic OneFile (A&I only) Database information Databases - DBIS