Use of the formal and informal financial sectors : does gender matter? empirical evidence from rural Bangladesh (English)

Access to transfers and credit, whether cash or in-kind, is a major source of poverty alleviation and income generation in many developing countries around the world. Women may especially benefit from transfers and credit in countries such as Bangladesh, where they often have few work alternatives. In this paper, the authors descriptively examine the formal and informal financial sectors of rural Bangladesh, placing special emphasis on differences...

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McKernan,Signe-Mary;

Moskowitz, David;

Pitt,Mark M.;
Document Date
2005/01/01
Document Type
Policy Research Working Paper
Report Number
WPS3491
Volume No
1
Total Volume(s)
1
Country
Bangladesh,
Region
South Asia,
Disclosure Date
2010/07/01
Doc Name
Use of the formal and informal financial sectors : does gender matter? empirical evidence from rural Bangladesh
Keywords
informal sector

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McKernan,Signe-Mary; Moskowitz, David; Pitt,Mark M..

Use of the formal and informal financial sectors : does gender matter? empirical evidence from rural Bangladesh (English). Policy, research working paper series ; no. WPS 3491 Washington, DC: World Bank. http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/562821468768586800

Use of the formal and informal financial sectors : does gender matter? empirical evidence from rural Bangladesh (English)

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