The impact of microcredit on self-employment profits in Vietnam

B.W. Lensink; T.T.T. Pham

doi:10.1111/j.1468-0351.2011.00427.x

The impact of microcredit on self-employment profits in Vietnam

B.W. Lensink, T.T.T. Pham

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Abstract

This study examines the impact of microcredit on household self-employment profits in Vietnam. For two indicators of credit participation – a dichotomous participation dummy and the accumulated amount of microcredit received per household – the analysis reveals a positive effect on household profits. The analysis also reveals that an instrumental variable method within a fixed-effects framework can control for the possible endogeneity of credit and thereby identify the true effect of credit.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	73-111
Journal	Economics of Transition
Volume	20
Issue number	1
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1468-0351.2011.00427.x
Publication status	Published - 2012

Keywords

microfinance
bangladesh
programs
matter
gender

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