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| Provedor de dados: |
AgEcon
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| País: |
United States
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| Título: |
Determinants of Moral hazard in Microfinance: Empirical Evidence from Joint Liability Lending Schemes in Malawi
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| Autores: |
Simtowe, Franklin
Zeller, Manfred
Phiri, Alexander
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| Data: |
2006-06-08
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| Ano: |
2006
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| Palavras-chave: |
Moral hazard
Joint liability
Dynamic incentives
Group lending
Malawi
Financial Economics
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| Resumo: |
Moral hazard is widely reported as a problem in credit and insurance markets, mainly arising from information asymmetry. Although theorists have attempted to explain the success of Joint Liability Lending (JLL) schemes in mitigating moral hazard, empirical studies are rare. This paper investigates the determinants of moral hazard among JLL schemes from Malawi, using group level data from 99 farm and non-farm credit groups. Results reveal that peer selection, peer monitoring, peer pressure, dynamic incentives and variables capturing the extent of matching problems explain most of the variation in the incidence of moral hazard among credit groups. The implications are that Joint Liability Lending institutions will continue to rely on social cohesion and dynamic incentives as a means to enhancing their performance which has a direct implication on their outreach, impact and sustainability.
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| Tipo: |
Conference Paper or Presentation
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| Idioma: |
Inglês
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| Identificador: |
22206
http://purl.umn.edu/25287
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| Editor: |
AgEcon Search
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| Relação: |
International Association of Agricultural Economists>2006 Annual Meeting, August 12-18, 2006, Queensland, Australia
Poster Paper
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| Formato: |
17
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