Microfinance and Vulnerability to Seasonal Famine in a Rural Economy: Evidence from Monga in Bangladesh

Claudia N. Berg, M. Shahe Emran · 2020 · The B E Journal of Economic Analysis & Policy

Summary. Microfinance membership in Northern Bangladesh improves food security during seasonal famine periods, particularly for the poorest households. The benefit operates through consumption smoothing rather than income growth, since microfinance does not increase migration for work or reduce distress labor sales. The study uses land ownership thresholds in microfinance screening to identify causal effects across 143,000 poor households.

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  title   = {Microfinance and Vulnerability to Seasonal Famine in a Rural Economy: Evidence from Monga in Bangladesh},
  author  = {Claudia N. Berg and M. Shahe Emran},
  journal = {The B E Journal of Economic Analysis & Policy},
  year    = {2020},
  doi     = {10.1515/bejeap-2018-0359},
  url     = {https://doi.org/10.1515/bejeap-2018-0359}
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DOI

10.1515/bejeap-2018-0359

Countries

Bangladesh

Regions

Asia

Categories

funding, food-systems

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2026-04-28