We use an RCT to analyze the impacts of microcredit. The study population consists of loan applicants who were marginally rejected by an MFI in Bosnia. A random subset of these were offered a loan. We provide evidence of higher self-employment, increases in inventory, a reduction in the incidence of wage work and an increase in the labor supply of 16-19-year-olds in the household's business. We also present some evidence of increases in profits and a reduction in consumption and savings. There is no evidence that the program increased overall household income.
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Khalifa Univ, Coll Med & Hlth Sci, POB 127788, Abu Dhabi, U Arab Emirates
Int Univ Sarajevo, Fac Engn & Nat Sci, Ilidza 71210, Bosnia & HercegKhalifa Univ, Coll Med & Hlth Sci, POB 127788, Abu Dhabi, U Arab Emirates
Semiz, Sabina
Aka, Philip C.
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Int Univ Sarajevo, Fac Law, Ilidza 71210, Bosnia & HercegKhalifa Univ, Coll Med & Hlth Sci, POB 127788, Abu Dhabi, U Arab Emirates