Impact studies on Micro-finance

Angus Barnes (mailto:Angus_Barnes@AUSAID.GOV.AU)
Mon, 20 Nov 1995 08:25:09 EST 

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Date:         Mon, 20 Nov 1995 08:25:09 EST
From: Angus Barnes <mailto:Angus_Barnes@AUSAID.GOV.AU>
Subject:      Impact studies on Micro-finance
To: Multiple recipients of list DEVEL-L <mailto:DEVEL-L@AMERICAN.EDU>


     I recently asked for any information on impact studies of
     micro-finance activities - thanks to those who responded and
     for those who are interested I have copied the responses:




     Sid Schuler at John Snow, Inc. (703) 528-7474 is doing
     studies on this area and its effects on fertility and
     health.


     Contact Barbara MkNelly at Freedom from Hunger, tel (916)
     758-6200. Her address is P.O. Box 2000, Davis, CA 95617.


     Mahabub Hussain for IFPRI in 1984 (?) on measuring impact of
     Grameen on poor households is a good one --  used control
     groups and panel data over time; a more recent one by Shahid
     Khandekar at the World Bank on Grameen Bank


     MSI study of Peace Corps micro-funded projects.   Contact
     Molly Hedgback-MSI(202-484-7170).


     USAID is working on a framework to assess these impacts.