This paper investigates the effect of official development aid (ODA) and microfinance (MF) on economic growth and compares the results. We identify and analyse the transmission mechanisms from ODA and microfinance to growth
The goal of this paper is to provide empirical evidence to determine whether microfinance, measured through a country's gross loan portfolio per capita, has a heterogeneous effect on poverty reduction among countries with different levels of poverty.
Los microcréditos son un instrumento de financiación para el desarrollo, cuyo objetivo final es la reducción de la pobreza. Aunque su utilización no ha dejado de extenderse y de crecer en todos los continentes, hoy todavía existen pocos estudios acerca de
In this paper, we review and compare the potential and limitations of foreign aid and microfinance as a top-down and bottom-up approaches to financing the development process in poor countries.
Los indicadores macroeconómicos prevén que la recuperación económica en España será robus- ta en 2017-2018, apoyada, en gran parte por la creciente demanda interna y las condiciones favorables de la coyuntura internacional.
Violence against Women (VaW) has come to be recognized as a serious human rights abuse with important consequences not only for women but for whole societies