Microfinance literature has proved the existence of gender discriminatory practices against women in some specific contexts. Discrimination is often explored from the access side (loans approved or denied). Following Agier and Szafarz (2013), we deviate from this practice and use the variable loan size, considering up to four loans for each client. Drawing on data from a microfinance programme in Uganda, we find no evidence of gender discrimination against women clients, even though our results show that the loan size is influenced by personal characteristics and that women, in contrast to men, are rewarded according to their credit history.
Gender Discrimination in Microfinance? Some Evidence from Uganda / Corsi, Marcella; De Angelis, Marina. - In: JOURNAL OF DEVELOPMENT STUDIES. - ISSN 0022-0388. - STAMPA. - 53:5(2017), pp. 723-740. [10.1080/00220388.2016.1205733]
Gender Discrimination in Microfinance? Some Evidence from Uganda
CORSI, Marcella;
2017
Abstract
Microfinance literature has proved the existence of gender discriminatory practices against women in some specific contexts. Discrimination is often explored from the access side (loans approved or denied). Following Agier and Szafarz (2013), we deviate from this practice and use the variable loan size, considering up to four loans for each client. Drawing on data from a microfinance programme in Uganda, we find no evidence of gender discrimination against women clients, even though our results show that the loan size is influenced by personal characteristics and that women, in contrast to men, are rewarded according to their credit history.File | Dimensione | Formato | |
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