Longer-Term Economic Impacts of Self-Help Groups in India

Longer-Term Economic Impacts of Self-Help Groups in India

Despite the popularity and unique nature of women's self-help groups in India, evidence of their economic impacts is scant. Based on two rounds of a 2,400 household panel, the authors use double differences, propensity score matching, and pipe...

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Main Authors:	Deininger, Klaus, Liu, Yanyan
Format:	Policy Research Working Paper
Language:	English
Published:	2012
Subjects:	ACCESS TO BANK ACCESS TO BANK LOANS ACCOUNTING AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION ASSET ACCUMULATION ASSET VALUES BANK BANK ACCOUNT BANK CREDIT BANK LOAN BANK POLICY BANKS BENEFICIARY BIAS BORROWING CAPACITY BUILDING CAPITAL CAPITAL FORMATION CHECK COLLATERAL COMMERCIAL BANK COMMERCIAL BANKS CONSERVATIVE ASSUMPTION CONSERVATIVE ASSUMPTIONS CONSUMER CONSUMER DURABLES CONSUMPTION SMOOTHING CONTROL GROUPS COUNTERFACTUAL CREDIT CREDIT ACCESS CREDIT AVAILABILITY CREDIT HISTORY CREDIT LINE CREDIT PROGRAM CREDIT-WORTHINESS DAILY WAGES DEPOSIT DESCRIPTIVE STATISTICS DISABILITY DISCOUNT DIVERSIFICATION DPIP DROUGHT ECONOMIC ACTIVITIES ECONOMIC ACTIVITY ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ECONOMIC EMPOWERMENT ECONOMIES OF SCALE ENDOWMENTS ENTREPRENEURIAL ACTIVITIES ENTREPRENEURIAL BEHAVIOR EQUITY EQUITY CAPITAL EVALUATION EXCHANGE EXPENDITURE FEMALE EMPOWERMENT FINANCIAL ASSET FINANCIAL ASSETS FINANCIAL RESOURCES FINANCIAL SYSTEM FOOD CONSUMPTION FOOD CREDIT FOOD EXPENDITURE FOOD ITEMS FOOD PROGRAMS FUTURE GENDER GOOD GROUP SAVINGS HOUSEHOLD HOUSEHOLD DEMOGRAPHICS HOUSEHOLD FIXED EFFECTS HOUSEHOLD SIZE HOUSEHOLDS IMPACT EVALUATION INDICATORS INFORMATION INSTRUMENT INSURANCE INTEREST INTEREST PAYMENTS INTEREST RATE INTERNAL SAVING INTERNATIONAL BANK INTERVENTION INVESTMENT INVESTMENT FUND JOB TRAINING KNOWLEDGE LAND OWNERSHIP LEARNING LENDING PORTFOLIO LEVEL OF ASSET LITERACY LIVELIHOOD LIVESTOCK ASSETS LOAN SIZE LOAN SIZES LOANS LOCAL GOVERNMENT MARKET MARKET PRICES MARKETING MARKETS MATCHING METHODS MATURITY MEASURES MICRO-CREDIT MICRO-FINANCE MICRO-FINANCE INSTITUTION MICRO-LENDING MICROFINANCE MISREPORTING MONEY MONITORING NUTRITION OPTIONS OUTCOMES OUTREACH PARTICIPATION PARTICIPATION RATES PAYMENT PER CAPITA CONSUMPTION PHYSICAL CAPITAL POOR POOR AREAS POOR HOUSEHOLD POOR HOUSEHOLDS POPULATION POVERTY POVERTY INITIATIVES POVERTY LEVELS POVERTY LINE POVERTY STATUS PRESENT VALUE PROBABILITIES PROBABILITY PROFIT PROGRAM EFFECTS PROGRAM IMPACTS PROGRAM IMPLEMENTATION PUBLIC SCHOOLS PURCHASE QUALITY QUESTIONNAIRE REPAYMENT REPAYMENT PERIOD RESEARCH RESERVE RESERVE BANK RESPONSIBILITY REVENUE RISKS RURAL RURAL AREAS RURAL CREDIT RURAL DEVELOPMENT RURAL POOR SAMPLE SIZE SAMPLING SAVER SAVING SAVINGS SELF HELP GROUPS SHARE SHG SOCIAL CAPITAL SOCIAL EMPOWERMENT SOCIAL EXCLUSION SOCIAL IMPACTS SOURCE OF INCOME SOURCES OF FINANCE SPENDING START-UP SUPPLIES SURVEYS TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE THRIFT TRAINING TRAINING PROGRAMS TRANSFERS TREATMENT EFFECTS TRUST FUND URBAN DEVELOPMENT VILLAGE VILLAGE ASSEMBLIES VILLAGES WOMEN
Online Access:	http://www-wds.worldbank.org/external/default/main?menuPK=64187510&pagePK=64193027&piPK=64187937&theSitePK=523679&menuPK=64187510&searchMenuPK=64187283&siteName=WDS&entityID=000158349_20090330110020 http://hdl.handle.net/10986/4081

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Summary:	Despite the popularity and unique nature of women's self-help groups in India, evidence of their economic impacts is scant. Based on two rounds of a 2,400 household panel, the authors use double differences, propensity score matching, and pipeline comparison to assess economic impacts of longer (2.5-3 years) exposure of a program that promoted and strengthened self-help programs in Andhra Pradesh in India. The analysis finds that longer program exposure has positive impacts on consumption, nutritional intake, and asset accumulation. Investigating heterogeneity of the impacts suggests that even the poorest households were able to benefit from the program. Furthermore, overall benefits would exceed program cost by a significant margin even under conservative assumptions.

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