The impact of microcredit on self-employment profits in Vietnam

Robert Lensink; Thi  Thu Tra Pham

doi:10.1111/j.1468-0351.2011.00427.x

The impact of microcredit on self-employment profits in Vietnam

Robert Lensink^*, Thi Thu Tra 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
Number of pages	39
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

G21
O16
I30
C23
Microcredit
self-employment profits
poverty reduction
Asia
Vietnam
MICROFINANCE
BANGLADESH
PROGRAMS
MATTER
GENDER

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