Returns to Capital in Microenterprises: Evidence from a Field Experiment
We use randomized grants to generate shocks to capital stock for a set of Sri Lankan microenterprises. We find the average real return to capital in these enterprises is 4.6%-5.3% per year), substantially higher than market interest rates. We then examine the heterogeneity of treatment effects. Retu...
Main Authors: | de Mel, Suresh, McKenzie, David, Woodruff, Christopher |
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Format: | Journal Article |
Language: | EN |
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2012
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Online Access: | http://hdl.handle.net/10986/5590 |
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