Group lending with correlated project outcomes

C-Tier

Journal: Economics Letters

Year: 2012

Volume: 117

Issue: 2

Pages: 445-447

Authors (2)

Katzur, Tomek (not in RePEc) Lensink, Robert (Rijksuniversiteit Groningen)

Score contribution per author:

0.503 = (α=2.01 / 2 authors) × 0.5x C-tier

α: calibrated so average coauthorship-adjusted count equals average raw count

This paper shows that positive correlation between project outcomes may improve the efficiency of microfinance group lending contracts.