The impact of microfinance on household livelihoods: Evidence from rural Eritrea

dc.contributor.authorHabte, Amine
dc.contributor.authorVisser, Kobus
dc.contributor.authorOcran, Matthew Kofi
dc.date.accessioned2021-08-02T08:20:34Z
dc.date.available2021-08-02T08:20:34Z
dc.date.issued2017
dc.description.abstractThis study examined the impact of microfinance on the livelihoods of households in rural Eritrea. It specifically sought to find out whether the Saving and Microcredit Programme (SMCP), introduced by the Eritrean Government in 1996 to support the poorest of the poor, had a significant impact on the livelihood of its clients. The study employed logistic regression and propensity score matching estimation techniques. The findings reveal that households that participated in the SMCP had reported significantly higher profits from their microenterprises, had more valuable assets, higher consumption expenditure, significantly improved nutrition and increased savings. The findings have important social and economic policy implications regarding the role of finance in rural development in an African context.en_US
dc.identifier.citationHabte A., Visser K., Ocran M.K. (2017) The Impact of Microfinance on Household Livelihoods: Evidence from Rural Eritrea. In: Biekpe N., Cassimon D., Mullineux A. (eds) Development Finance. Palgrave Macmillan, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-54166-2_4en_US
dc.identifier.isbn978-3-319-54166-2
dc.identifier.uri10.1007/978-3-319-54166-2_4
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10566/6474
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherPalgrave Macmillan, Chamen_US
dc.subjectMicrofinanceen_US
dc.subjectHousehold livelihoodsen_US
dc.subjectRural Eritreaen_US
dc.subjectPoor residentsen_US
dc.subjectAfrican contexten_US
dc.subjectImplicationsen_US
dc.titleThe impact of microfinance on household livelihoods: Evidence from rural Eritreaen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US

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