Exposure to intimate partner violence and repayment of microcredit: Evidence from field experiments in Bangladesh
Abstract
This paper investigates the impact of intimate partner violence on poor women's repayment behavior in microcredit. In a laboratory-based field experiment, we extended collateral-free small loans to 485 currently married women in rural Bangladesh and observed their repayment decisions over multiple loan cycles. In a post-experiment survey, we asked subjects about their experience of spousal violence. We find that women who experienced physical or...
Paper Details
Title
Exposure to intimate partner violence and repayment of microcredit: Evidence from field experiments in Bangladesh
Published Date
Nov 1, 2016
Volume
72
Pages
1 - 14
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