When is Capital Enough to Get Female Enterprises Growing? Evidence from a Randomized Experiment in Ghana

When is Capital Enough to Get Female Enterprises Growing? Evidence from a Randomized Experiment in Ghana

Standard models of investment predict that credit-constrained firms should grow rapidly when given additional capital, and that how this capital is provided should not affect decisions to invest in the business or consume the capital. The authors r...

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Main Authors: Fafchamps, Marcel, McKenzie, David, Quinn, Simon, Woodruff, Christopher
Format: Policy Research Working Paper
Language:English
Published: 2012
Subjects:
ACCOUNTING
AFFILIATED ORGANIZATIONS
AGRICULTURE
ARBITRAGE
CAPITAL GRANT
CAPITAL GRANTS
CAPITAL REQUIREMENT
CAPITAL STOCK
CAPITAL STOCKS
CASH TRANSFER
CASH TRANSFERS
CHECKS
COMMITMENT DEVICE
CONSUMER PRICE INDEX
CONSUMERS
CREDIT ASSOCIATIONS
DATA COLLECTION
DEVELOPING COUNTRIES
DEVELOPMENT POLICY
DEVELOPMENT RESEARCH
DISCOUNT RATE
DISCOUNT RATES
DIVESTMENT
DUMMY VARIABLES
DURABLE
EQUILIBRIUM
EQUIPMENT
EXCESS LIQUIDITY
EXPENDITURE
EXPENDITURES
EXPERIMENTAL DESIGN
EXPERIMENTS
FARMING HOUSEHOLDS
FINANCIAL SUPPORT
FORMAL LOAN
FUNGIBLE
HOUSEHOLD BARGAINING
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
HOUSEHOLD WEALTH
HUMAN CAPITAL
ILLIQUIDITY
IMPERFECT SUBSTITUTES
IMPLICIT TAX
INTEREST RATES
INTERNATIONAL BANK
INTERVIEWS
INVENTORIES
INVENTORY
INVESTING
INVESTMENT DECISIONS
LABOR MARKET
LIQUID ASSETS
LIQUIDITY
LOCAL BANK
MACHINERY
MICROENTERPRISES
MODELING
NEGATIVE INTEREST RATES
PRODUCTIVE INVESTMENTS
RESEARCH WORKING PAPERS
RETURN
RETURNS
RETURNS TO SCALE
RISK AVERSION
SAVINGS
SAVINGS ACCOUNT
SAVINGS DEPOSIT
SAVINGS RATE
SHARE OF ASSETS
SMALL BUSINESSES
SOCIAL NETWORKS
STATEMENT
STATEMENTS
STOCK DATA
TAX
TAX RATE
TAXATION
TIME LAG
TURNOVER
VALIDITY
VALUE ADDED
WAGES
WORKING CAPITAL
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