DELIVERY MECHANISMS AND IMPACT OF MICROFINANCE TRAINING IN INDIAN SELF-HELP GROUPS Academic Article

abstract

• We evaluate the effect of delivery mechanisms for training provided by facilitators of self-help groups. Indian self-help groups are unique in that they are mainly non-government organisation-formed microfinance groups but later funded by commercial banks. We correct for both membership and training endogeneity. Training impacts assets but not income. Underlying conditions that benefit training include better infrastructure (as in paved roads), linkage model type and training organiser. 2011 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.

authors

• Varghese, Adel

published proceedings

• JOURNAL OF INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT

author list (cited authors)

• Swain, R. B., & Varghese, A.

citation count

• 16

complete list of authors

• Swain, Ranjula Bali||Varghese, Adel

publication date

• January 2013

publisher

• Wiley  Publisher

published in

• Journal of International Development  Journal

keywords

• Asia
• Impact Studies
• India
• Microfinance
• Self-Help Groups
• Training

Digital Object Identifier (DOI)

• 10.1002/jid.1817

start page

• 11

end page

• 21

volume

• 25

issue

• 1

URL

• http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/jid.1817