Impact of Access to Credit on Labor Allocation Patterns in Malawi

B-Tier
Journal: World Development
Year: 2010
Volume: 38
Issue: 4
Pages: 555-566

Score contribution per author:

0.670 = (α=2.01 / 3 authors) × 1.0x B-tier

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

Abstract

Summary This paper uses data from the Malawi Financial Markets and Household Food Security survey to examine the impact of gendered access to credit on labor allocation patterns within the household. The paper corrects for potential endogeneity of access to credit in the estimations. Access to credit relies on the credit limit concept. Thus, an individual has access to credit from a particular source if he/she is able to borrow a positive amount from that source. Results suggest that the impact of access to credit depends upon both the gender of the recipient and whether it is formal or informal credit.

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RePEc Handle
repec:eee:wdevel:v:38:y:2010:i:4:p:555-566
Journal Field
Development
Author Count
3
Added to Database
2026-01-29