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233- Micro finance
P1 - The penetration of insurance among low-income populations in developing counres remains low.
1/ lead to risk-sharing among households
2/ other advantages: increased cooperation
=> development org attempt to build social capital through programs that focus on community interactions.
P2 - CMF tested one program involves constant group interaction, standard microfinance lending and builds social capital.
P3 - Several randomized experiments were used to test whether microfinance meeting frequency leads to increases in social capital.
Two groups: monthly repayment cohort and weekly repayment cohort
P4 - Testing for effects of more frequent interaction-
30 groups - weekly meet;
70 groups - monthly meet;
P5 - Testing for trust among group members
1 year later, select loan clients from the same group were given lottery tickets The client could choose any number of her group members to receive lottery tickets.
1/ if the client trust the other members, she would give out more tickets
2/ two tickets are available: Rs 200 or Rs. 50
P6 - The study finds the weekly group members were more likely to meet compared to members of the monthly group.
P7 - The more frequent they meet, the more risk-sharing.
The weekly clients were more likely to distribute the Rs. 50 tickets
=> weekly clients saw fellow group members more as individuals who would exchange
P8 - Risk also decreased for weekly group for they were more likely to share risk and make monetary transfers.
P9 - Higher meeting frequencies result in reduced default risks.However the cost is high.
=> Given the short-term and long-term increases in social capital associated with the weekly meetings, weekly schedule is preferred.
P10 - Individual liability vs. joint liability in microfinance.
=> Not the joint liability feature which guarantees repayment
=> Rather more frequent meetings lead to increase in social capital
P11 - Researches should investigate whether other development programs are also successful in boosting social capital.
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