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WHO GETS WHAT? DETERMINANTS OF LOAN SIZE AND CREDIT RATIONING AMONG MICROCREDIT BORROWERS: EVIDENCE FROM NICARAGUA

  1. David R. Mason*

Article first published online: 13 FEB 2013

DOI: 10.1002/jid.2899

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Mason, D. R. (2013), WHO GETS WHAT? DETERMINANTS OF LOAN SIZE AND CREDIT RATIONING AMONG MICROCREDIT BORROWERS: EVIDENCE FROM NICARAGUA. J. Int. Dev.. doi: 10.1002/jid.2899

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  1. Department of Urban Planning, UCLA Luskin School of Public Affairs, Los Angeles, CA, USA

* Correspondence to: David R. Mason, PhD, Visiting Affiliate, Department of Urban Planning, UCLA Luskin School of Public Affairs, 3250 Public Affairs Building, Box 951656, Los Angeles, California, 90095-1656, USA.
E-mail: david.mason@ucla.edu

Publication History

  1. Article first published online: 13 FEB 2013
  2. Manuscript Accepted: 21 DEC 2012
  3. Manuscript Revised: 14 NOV 2012
  4. Manuscript Received: 22 JUN 2012

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Keywords:

  • Latin America;
  • Nicaragua;
  • microfinance;
  • joint liability lending;
  • credit rationing;
  • loan size

Abstract

Joint liability microcredit lending employs members' trust and social networks to screen and monitor members. Lenders may use this information along with a formal application to determine the size and terms of the loan they disburse. Yet it is unclear what factors influence loan size. This paper examines two questions related to credit consumption: the size of loans disbursed and whether the borrower was credit rationed, using a sample of clients from Nicaragua. Findings suggest that borrower assets, gender and length of time with the lending institution influence the size of loans received. Recent evidence has also suggested that credit rationing may be related to loan officer discrimination, although evidence for this and other factors here is not clear. Copyright © 2013 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.

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