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Evaluating Program Impacts on Mature Self-help Groups in India

Evaluating Program Impacts on Mature Self-help Groups in India

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Date of publication
december 2014
ISBN / Resource ID
oai:openknowledge.worldbank.org:10986/21008

Despite the popularity and the unique nature of women's self-help groups in India, evidence on the economic impact of these groups is scant. On the basis of two rounds of surveys of 2,517 households, we use a strategy of double differences and propensity score matching to assess the economic effects of a program that promoted and strengthened self-help groups in Andhra Pradesh in India. Our analysis finds that longer exposure to the program has a positive impact on consumption, nutritional intake, and asset accumulation. Our investigation into the heterogeneity of these effects suggests that even the poorest households are able to benefit from the program.

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Deininger, Klaus
Liu, Yanyan

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