Longer-Term Economic Impacts of Self-Help Groups in India

Despite the popularity and unique nature of women's self-help groups in India, evidence of their economic impacts is scant. Based on two rounds of a 2,400 household panel, the authors use double differences, propensity score matching, and pipeline comparison to assess economic impacts of longer (2.5-3 years) exposure of a program that promoted and strengthened self-help programs in Andhra Pradesh in India. The analysis finds that longer program exposure has positive impacts on consumption, nutritional intake, and asset accumulation. Investigating heterogeneity of the impacts suggests that even the poorest households were able to benefit from the program. Furthermore, overall benefits would exceed program cost by a significant margin even under conservative assumptions.

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Main Authors:	Liu, Yanyan, Deininger, Klaus
Language:	English
Published:	2009-03-01
Subjects:	ACCESS TO BANK, ACCESS TO BANK LOANS, ACCOUNTING, AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION, ASSET ACCUMULATION, ASSET VALUES, BANK, BANK ACCOUNT, BANK CREDIT, BANK LOAN, BANK POLICY, BANKS, BENEFICIARY, BIAS, BORROWING, CAPACITY BUILDING, CAPITAL, CAPITAL FORMATION, CHECK, COLLATERAL, COMMERCIAL BANK, COMMERCIAL BANKS, CONSERVATIVE ASSUMPTION, CONSERVATIVE ASSUMPTIONS, CONSUMER, CONSUMER DURABLES, CONSUMPTION SMOOTHING, CONTROL GROUPS, COUNTERFACTUAL, CREDIT, CREDIT ACCESS, CREDIT AVAILABILITY, CREDIT HISTORY, CREDIT LINE, CREDIT PROGRAM, CREDIT-WORTHINESS, DAILY WAGES, DEPOSIT, DESCRIPTIVE STATISTICS, DISABILITY, DISCOUNT, DIVERSIFICATION, DPIP, DROUGHT, ECONOMIC ACTIVITIES, ECONOMIC ACTIVITY, ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, ECONOMIC EMPOWERMENT, ECONOMIES OF SCALE, ENDOWMENTS, ENTREPRENEURIAL ACTIVITIES, ENTREPRENEURIAL BEHAVIOR, EQUITY, EQUITY CAPITAL, EVALUATION, EXCHANGE, EXPENDITURE, FEMALE EMPOWERMENT, FINANCIAL ASSET, FINANCIAL ASSETS, FINANCIAL RESOURCES, FINANCIAL SYSTEM, FOOD CONSUMPTION, FOOD CREDIT, FOOD EXPENDITURE, FOOD ITEMS, FOOD PROGRAMS, FUTURE, GENDER, GOOD, GROUP SAVINGS, HOUSEHOLD, HOUSEHOLD DEMOGRAPHICS, HOUSEHOLD FIXED EFFECTS, HOUSEHOLD SIZE, HOUSEHOLDS, IMPACT EVALUATION, INDICATORS, INFORMATION, INSTRUMENT, INSURANCE, INTEREST, INTEREST PAYMENTS, INTEREST RATE, INTERNAL SAVING, INTERNATIONAL BANK, INTERVENTION, INVESTMENT, INVESTMENT FUND, JOB TRAINING, KNOWLEDGE, LAND OWNERSHIP, LEARNING, LENDING PORTFOLIO, LEVEL OF ASSET, LITERACY, LIVELIHOOD, LIVESTOCK ASSETS, LOAN SIZE, LOAN SIZES, LOANS, LOCAL GOVERNMENT, MARKET, MARKET PRICES, MARKETING, MARKETS, MATCHING METHODS, MATURITY, MEASURES, MICRO-CREDIT, MICRO-FINANCE, MICRO-FINANCE INSTITUTION, MICRO-LENDING, MICROFINANCE, MISREPORTING, MONEY, MONITORING, NUTRITION, OPTIONS, OUTCOMES, OUTREACH, PARTICIPATION, PARTICIPATION RATES, PAYMENT, PER CAPITA CONSUMPTION, PHYSICAL CAPITAL, POOR, POOR AREAS, POOR HOUSEHOLD, POOR HOUSEHOLDS, POPULATION, POVERTY, POVERTY INITIATIVES, POVERTY LEVELS, POVERTY LINE, POVERTY STATUS, PRESENT VALUE, PROBABILITIES, PROBABILITY, PROFIT, PROGRAM EFFECTS, PROGRAM IMPACTS, PROGRAM IMPLEMENTATION, PUBLIC SCHOOLS, PURCHASE, QUALITY, QUESTIONNAIRE, REPAYMENT, REPAYMENT PERIOD, RESEARCH, RESERVE, RESERVE BANK, RESPONSIBILITY, REVENUE, RISKS, RURAL, RURAL AREAS, RURAL CREDIT, RURAL DEVELOPMENT, RURAL POOR, SAMPLE SIZE, SAMPLING, SAVER, SAVING, SAVINGS, SELF HELP GROUPS, SHARE, SHG, SOCIAL CAPITAL, SOCIAL EMPOWERMENT, SOCIAL EXCLUSION, SOCIAL IMPACTS, SOURCE OF INCOME, SOURCES OF FINANCE, SPENDING, START-UP, SUPPLIES, SURVEYS, TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE, THRIFT, TRAINING, TRAINING PROGRAMS, TRANSFERS, TREATMENT EFFECTS, TRUST FUND, URBAN DEVELOPMENT, VILLAGE, VILLAGE ASSEMBLIES, VILLAGES, WOMEN,
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