Microfinance and The Improvement of Social Welfare of Beneficiary Households: Evidence from Tunisia

Yıl 2019, Cilt: 1 Sayı: 3, 188 - 205, 08.07.2019

Boudour Bzeouich

Öz

This study is a contribution in the field of evaluation of the effects of microfinance on the social status of its beneficiaries. In this article, we used the counterfactual approach that compares the evolution of the situation of beneficiaries of microcredit to a control group (which has the same initial characteristics of the group of beneficiaries). The results of our empirical study confirm previous findings on the positive effects of microfinance on social welfare. These effects are identified through rising food costs, access to health services, education for children and improved household living arrangements.

Anahtar Kelimeler

Microfinance, Microcredit, Social welfare, Tunusia

Microfinance and The Improvement of Social Welfare of Beneficiary Households: Evidence from Tunisia

Öz

This study is a contribution
in the field of evaluation of the effects of microfinance on the social status
of its beneficiaries. In this article, we used the counterfactual approach that
compares the evolution of the situation of beneficiaries of microcredit to a
control group (which has the same initial characteristics of the group of
beneficiaries). The results of our empirical study confirm previous findings on
the positive effects of microfinance on social welfare. These effects are
identified through rising food costs, access to health services, education for
children and improved household living arrangements.

Anahtar Kelimeler

Microfinance, Microcredit, Social welfare, Tunusia

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