Measuring Microfinance Access : Building on Existing Cross-Country Data

Given the acknowledged need for a new effort to expand the set of available data on direct access to financial services, including a focus on access by those at low income, Honohan provides a selective review of the diverse sources of data that exist and considers how best to build on them. He propo...

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Main Author:	Honohan, Patrick
Format:	Policy Research Working Paper
Language:	English en_US
Published:	Washington, DC 2012
Subjects:	ADVERSE SELECTION AGRICULTURAL BANKS AVAILABLE DATA BALANCE OF PAYMENTS BALANCE SHEET BANKING SERVICES BORROWING BRANCH LOCATION BUSINESS ENVIRONMENT CENTRAL BANKING CENTRAL BANKS CHILD LABOR COMMERCIAL BANKS COMMERCIAL VALUE COMMUNICATIONS INFRASTRUCTURE COMMUNITY LEVEL CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK CREDIT RATIONING CREDIT SCHEME CREDIT UNIONS DATA COLLECTION DATA SOURCES DEPOSITS DEVELOPING COUNTRIES DEVELOPMENT ECONOMICS DEVELOPMENT GOALS DEVELOPMENT INDICATORS DONOR AGENCIES ECONOMIC ACTIVITIES ECONOMIC CONDITIONS ECONOMIC GROWTH ECONOMIC MODELS ECONOMICS ECONOMIES OF SCALE EMPLOYMENT EMPLOYMENT STATUS EXPENDITURE SURVEY EXTERNALITIES EXTREME POVERTY FACTORING FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS FINANCIAL SECTOR FINANCIAL SERVICES FINANCIAL STABILITY FINANCIAL SYSTEMS FINANCIAL TRANSACTIONS FOOD SECURITY FORMAL INSTITUTIONS GEOGRAPHICAL AREAS HEALTH STATUS HIV/AIDS HOUSEHOLD ACCESS HOUSEHOLD CHARACTERISTICS HOUSEHOLD INCOME HOUSEHOLD LEVEL HOUSEHOLD POVERTY HOUSEHOLD SURVEY HOUSEHOLD SURVEYS HOUSING HUMAN DEVELOPMENT HUMAN DEVELOPMENT REPORT IMPROVED ACCESS IMPROVING INFORMATION INCOME INCOME COUNTRIES INCOME HOUSEHOLDS INCOME LEVELS INFLATION INFORMATION/CREDIT INSURANCE LABOR FORCE LAWS LIVING STANDARDS LOCAL CONDITIONS LOW INCOME MARKET FACTORS MEAN DISTANCE MEDIA MICROFINANCE MICROFINANCE INSTITUTIONS MIGRATION MORTALITY MUNICIPALITIES NATIONAL AUTHORITIES NATIONAL LEVEL NUTRITION PENSIONS POLICY GOALS POLICY RESEARCH POOR HOUSEHOLDS POOR PEOPLE POVERTY ALLEVIATION POVERTY REDUCTION PRICE INDEXES PRIMARY EDUCATION PRIVATE SECTOR PRODUCERS PRODUCTIVITY PROFITABILITY PROPORTIONAL REPRESENTATION PUBLIC POLICY PUBLIC SECTOR PUBLIC SERVICES PURCHASING POWER RISK MANAGEMENT RURAL AREAS RURAL HOUSEHOLDS SAMPLE SIZES SAVINGS SAVINGS ACCOUNTS SECTOR SECTOR POLICY SERVICE DESIGN SERVICE PROVIDERS SERVICE PROVISION SOCIAL NORMS TRANSPORT URBAN HOUSEHOLDS WILLINGNESS TO PAY
Online Access:	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2005/05/5796270/measuring-microfinance-access-building-existing-cross-country-data http://hdl.handle.net/10986/8941

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spelling	okr-10986-89412021-04-23T14:02:42Z Measuring Microfinance Access : Building on Existing Cross-Country Data Honohan, Patrick ADVERSE SELECTION AGRICULTURAL BANKS AVAILABLE DATA BALANCE OF PAYMENTS BALANCE SHEET BANKING SERVICES BORROWING BRANCH LOCATION BUSINESS ENVIRONMENT CENTRAL BANKING CENTRAL BANKS CHILD LABOR COMMERCIAL BANKS COMMERCIAL VALUE COMMUNICATIONS INFRASTRUCTURE COMMUNITY LEVEL CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK CREDIT RATIONING CREDIT SCHEME CREDIT UNIONS DATA COLLECTION DATA SOURCES DEPOSITS DEVELOPING COUNTRIES DEVELOPMENT ECONOMICS DEVELOPMENT GOALS DEVELOPMENT INDICATORS DONOR AGENCIES ECONOMIC ACTIVITIES ECONOMIC CONDITIONS ECONOMIC GROWTH ECONOMIC MODELS ECONOMICS ECONOMIES OF SCALE EMPLOYMENT EMPLOYMENT STATUS EXPENDITURE SURVEY EXTERNALITIES EXTREME POVERTY FACTORING FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS FINANCIAL SECTOR FINANCIAL SERVICES FINANCIAL STABILITY FINANCIAL SYSTEMS FINANCIAL TRANSACTIONS FOOD SECURITY FORMAL INSTITUTIONS GEOGRAPHICAL AREAS HEALTH STATUS HIV/AIDS HOUSEHOLD ACCESS HOUSEHOLD CHARACTERISTICS HOUSEHOLD INCOME HOUSEHOLD LEVEL HOUSEHOLD POVERTY HOUSEHOLD SURVEY HOUSEHOLD SURVEYS HOUSING HUMAN DEVELOPMENT HUMAN DEVELOPMENT REPORT IMPROVED ACCESS IMPROVING INFORMATION INCOME INCOME COUNTRIES INCOME HOUSEHOLDS INCOME LEVELS INFLATION INFORMATION/CREDIT INSURANCE LABOR FORCE LAWS LIVING STANDARDS LOCAL CONDITIONS LOW INCOME MARKET FACTORS MEAN DISTANCE MEDIA MICROFINANCE MICROFINANCE INSTITUTIONS MIGRATION MORTALITY MUNICIPALITIES NATIONAL AUTHORITIES NATIONAL LEVEL NUTRITION PENSIONS POLICY GOALS POLICY RESEARCH POOR HOUSEHOLDS POOR PEOPLE POVERTY ALLEVIATION POVERTY REDUCTION PRICE INDEXES PRIMARY EDUCATION PRIVATE SECTOR PRODUCERS PRODUCTIVITY PROFITABILITY PROPORTIONAL REPRESENTATION PUBLIC POLICY PUBLIC SECTOR PUBLIC SERVICES PURCHASING POWER RISK MANAGEMENT RURAL AREAS RURAL HOUSEHOLDS SAMPLE SIZES SAVINGS SAVINGS ACCOUNTS SECTOR SECTOR POLICY SERVICE DESIGN SERVICE PROVIDERS SERVICE PROVISION SOCIAL NORMS TRANSPORT URBAN HOUSEHOLDS WILLINGNESS TO PAY Given the acknowledged need for a new effort to expand the set of available data on direct access to financial services, including a focus on access by those at low income, Honohan provides a selective review of the diverse sources of data that exist and considers how best to build on them. He proposes a basic framework within which to consider the analysis of the interesting questions: (1) How does access affect poverty and productivity? and (2) What hinders access? The author discusses existing and potential contribution of household and business user surveys, surveys of providers and their regulators, and surveys of experts, and assesses their relative strengths. 2012-06-25T15:53:55Z 2012-06-25T15:53:55Z 2005-05 http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2005/05/5796270/measuring-microfinance-access-building-existing-cross-country-data http://hdl.handle.net/10986/8941 English en_US Policy Research Working Paper; No. 3606 CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/ World Bank Washington, DC Publications & Research :: Policy Research Working Paper Publications & Research
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topic	ADVERSE SELECTION AGRICULTURAL BANKS AVAILABLE DATA BALANCE OF PAYMENTS BALANCE SHEET BANKING SERVICES BORROWING BRANCH LOCATION BUSINESS ENVIRONMENT CENTRAL BANKING CENTRAL BANKS CHILD LABOR COMMERCIAL BANKS COMMERCIAL VALUE COMMUNICATIONS INFRASTRUCTURE COMMUNITY LEVEL CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK CREDIT RATIONING CREDIT SCHEME CREDIT UNIONS DATA COLLECTION DATA SOURCES DEPOSITS DEVELOPING COUNTRIES DEVELOPMENT ECONOMICS DEVELOPMENT GOALS DEVELOPMENT INDICATORS DONOR AGENCIES ECONOMIC ACTIVITIES ECONOMIC CONDITIONS ECONOMIC GROWTH ECONOMIC MODELS ECONOMICS ECONOMIES OF SCALE EMPLOYMENT EMPLOYMENT STATUS EXPENDITURE SURVEY EXTERNALITIES EXTREME POVERTY FACTORING FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS FINANCIAL SECTOR FINANCIAL SERVICES FINANCIAL STABILITY FINANCIAL SYSTEMS FINANCIAL TRANSACTIONS FOOD SECURITY FORMAL INSTITUTIONS GEOGRAPHICAL AREAS HEALTH STATUS HIV/AIDS HOUSEHOLD ACCESS HOUSEHOLD CHARACTERISTICS HOUSEHOLD INCOME HOUSEHOLD LEVEL HOUSEHOLD POVERTY HOUSEHOLD SURVEY HOUSEHOLD SURVEYS HOUSING HUMAN DEVELOPMENT HUMAN DEVELOPMENT REPORT IMPROVED ACCESS IMPROVING INFORMATION INCOME INCOME COUNTRIES INCOME HOUSEHOLDS INCOME LEVELS INFLATION INFORMATION/CREDIT INSURANCE LABOR FORCE LAWS LIVING STANDARDS LOCAL CONDITIONS LOW INCOME MARKET FACTORS MEAN DISTANCE MEDIA MICROFINANCE MICROFINANCE INSTITUTIONS MIGRATION MORTALITY MUNICIPALITIES NATIONAL AUTHORITIES NATIONAL LEVEL NUTRITION PENSIONS POLICY GOALS POLICY RESEARCH POOR HOUSEHOLDS POOR PEOPLE POVERTY ALLEVIATION POVERTY REDUCTION PRICE INDEXES PRIMARY EDUCATION PRIVATE SECTOR PRODUCERS PRODUCTIVITY PROFITABILITY PROPORTIONAL REPRESENTATION PUBLIC POLICY PUBLIC SECTOR PUBLIC SERVICES PURCHASING POWER RISK MANAGEMENT RURAL AREAS RURAL HOUSEHOLDS SAMPLE SIZES SAVINGS SAVINGS ACCOUNTS SECTOR SECTOR POLICY SERVICE DESIGN SERVICE PROVIDERS SERVICE PROVISION SOCIAL NORMS TRANSPORT URBAN HOUSEHOLDS WILLINGNESS TO PAY
spellingShingle	ADVERSE SELECTION AGRICULTURAL BANKS AVAILABLE DATA BALANCE OF PAYMENTS BALANCE SHEET BANKING SERVICES BORROWING BRANCH LOCATION BUSINESS ENVIRONMENT CENTRAL BANKING CENTRAL BANKS CHILD LABOR COMMERCIAL BANKS COMMERCIAL VALUE COMMUNICATIONS INFRASTRUCTURE COMMUNITY LEVEL CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK CREDIT RATIONING CREDIT SCHEME CREDIT UNIONS DATA COLLECTION DATA SOURCES DEPOSITS DEVELOPING COUNTRIES DEVELOPMENT ECONOMICS DEVELOPMENT GOALS DEVELOPMENT INDICATORS DONOR AGENCIES ECONOMIC ACTIVITIES ECONOMIC CONDITIONS ECONOMIC GROWTH ECONOMIC MODELS ECONOMICS ECONOMIES OF SCALE EMPLOYMENT EMPLOYMENT STATUS EXPENDITURE SURVEY EXTERNALITIES EXTREME POVERTY FACTORING FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS FINANCIAL SECTOR FINANCIAL SERVICES FINANCIAL STABILITY FINANCIAL SYSTEMS FINANCIAL TRANSACTIONS FOOD SECURITY FORMAL INSTITUTIONS GEOGRAPHICAL AREAS HEALTH STATUS HIV/AIDS HOUSEHOLD ACCESS HOUSEHOLD CHARACTERISTICS HOUSEHOLD INCOME HOUSEHOLD LEVEL HOUSEHOLD POVERTY HOUSEHOLD SURVEY HOUSEHOLD SURVEYS HOUSING HUMAN DEVELOPMENT HUMAN DEVELOPMENT REPORT IMPROVED ACCESS IMPROVING INFORMATION INCOME INCOME COUNTRIES INCOME HOUSEHOLDS INCOME LEVELS INFLATION INFORMATION/CREDIT INSURANCE LABOR FORCE LAWS LIVING STANDARDS LOCAL CONDITIONS LOW INCOME MARKET FACTORS MEAN DISTANCE MEDIA MICROFINANCE MICROFINANCE INSTITUTIONS MIGRATION MORTALITY MUNICIPALITIES NATIONAL AUTHORITIES NATIONAL LEVEL NUTRITION PENSIONS POLICY GOALS POLICY RESEARCH POOR HOUSEHOLDS POOR PEOPLE POVERTY ALLEVIATION POVERTY REDUCTION PRICE INDEXES PRIMARY EDUCATION PRIVATE SECTOR PRODUCERS PRODUCTIVITY PROFITABILITY PROPORTIONAL REPRESENTATION PUBLIC POLICY PUBLIC SECTOR PUBLIC SERVICES PURCHASING POWER RISK MANAGEMENT RURAL AREAS RURAL HOUSEHOLDS SAMPLE SIZES SAVINGS SAVINGS ACCOUNTS SECTOR SECTOR POLICY SERVICE DESIGN SERVICE PROVIDERS SERVICE PROVISION SOCIAL NORMS TRANSPORT URBAN HOUSEHOLDS WILLINGNESS TO PAY Honohan, Patrick Measuring Microfinance Access : Building on Existing Cross-Country Data
relation	Policy Research Working Paper; No. 3606
description	Given the acknowledged need for a new effort to expand the set of available data on direct access to financial services, including a focus on access by those at low income, Honohan provides a selective review of the diverse sources of data that exist and considers how best to build on them. He proposes a basic framework within which to consider the analysis of the interesting questions: (1) How does access affect poverty and productivity? and (2) What hinders access? The author discusses existing and potential contribution of household and business user surveys, surveys of providers and their regulators, and surveys of experts, and assesses their relative strengths.
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author	Honohan, Patrick
author_facet	Honohan, Patrick
author_sort	Honohan, Patrick
title	Measuring Microfinance Access : Building on Existing Cross-Country Data
title_short	Measuring Microfinance Access : Building on Existing Cross-Country Data
title_full	Measuring Microfinance Access : Building on Existing Cross-Country Data
title_fullStr	Measuring Microfinance Access : Building on Existing Cross-Country Data
title_full_unstemmed	Measuring Microfinance Access : Building on Existing Cross-Country Data
title_sort	measuring microfinance access : building on existing cross-country data
publisher	Washington, DC
publishDate	2012
url	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2005/05/5796270/measuring-microfinance-access-building-existing-cross-country-data http://hdl.handle.net/10986/8941
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