Cash Transfers and Micro-Enterprise Performance: Theory and Quasi-Experimental Evidence from Kenya

The Short-term Impact of Unconditional Cash Transfers to the Poor: Experimental Evidence from Kenya

Social Collateral and Repayment Performance: Evidence from Islamic Micro Finance

I n this study we designed to test the remarkable repayment performance of Akhuwat in Pakistan; the most successful Islamic Microfinance Institution (IMFI), which offers interest-free loans in order to improve the quality of life and alleviate poverty. The model of Akhuwat is based on Muakhaat (brotherhood) and Qard-e-Hasan (offering financial assi...

Welfare Effects of Unconditonal Cash Transfers: Evidence from a Randomized Controlled Trial in Kenya: Online Appendix

1 Variables collected 1.1 Household and individual level 1. Assets (a) Movable assets i. Livestock: Sum of all livestock assets owned by respondents in Kenyan Shillings, including cows, small livestock, and birds. ii. Furniture: Value of cupboards, sofas, chairs, tables, clocks, stoves, and beds as self reported in Kenyan Shillings. iii. Agricultural tools: Value of farming tools, wheelbarrows,...

Education and Fertility: Experimental Evidence from Kenya

This paper provides experimental evidence on the relationship between education and early fertility in a developing country. We exploit experimental variation in the cost of education for a cohort of 18,000 students in Western Kenya. Students in Kenyan primary schools wear uniforms which typically cost about $6. In 163 schools randomly selected from among 328, students enrolled in grade 6 at ba...

The Managerial Ability and Value of Cash: Evidence from Iran

This study investigates empirically the value investors place in excess cash holdingand how managerial ability impact on the value of cash holding for Iranianfirms from 2006 to 2014. In this research, managerial ability calculated by usingthe data envelopment analysis (DEA). Following the approach of Faulkender andWang, we find that the relation between managerial ability and value of cash hold...