Lecture 11: Evaluation of a Large Scale Microfinance Experiment

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Description: This lecture covers the research methods used to evaluate microcredit programs.

Instructor: Prof. Robert M. Townsend

Video Index

  • Introduction to lecture
  • Review of literature on evaluations of microcredit; emphasis on importance of heterogeneity
  • Introduction to Townsend and Kaboski (2012) on Million Baht Fund program
  • Description of data pre- and post-intervention
  • Discussion of reduced form results
  • Discussion of structural results

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