Microfinance Facility for Rural Women Entrepreneurs in Pakistan: An Empirical Analysis
Summary. Microfinance programs targeting rural women entrepreneurs in Pakistan increase borrowers' income and consumption, creating financial stability and community-wide benefits. However, the programs fail to reach the extremely poor, limiting their effectiveness as a poverty reduction tool. The study uses difference-in-difference methods to isolate microfinance effects on female borrowers' welfare.
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Khan, T. A., Khan, F. A., Violinda, Q., Aasir, I., & Sun, J.. (2020). Microfinance Facility for Rural Women Entrepreneurs in Pakistan: An Empirical Analysis. Agriculture. https://doi.org/10.3390/agriculture10030054
Khan, Touseef Ahmed, et al. “Microfinance Facility for Rural Women Entrepreneurs in Pakistan: An Empirical Analysis.” Agriculture, 2020. https://doi.org/10.3390/agriculture10030054.
Khan, Touseef Ahmed, Fahem Ahmed Khan, Qristin Violinda, Ilyas Aasir, and Jian Sun. 2020. “Microfinance Facility for Rural Women Entrepreneurs in Pakistan: An Empirical Analysis.” Agriculture. https://doi.org/10.3390/agriculture10030054.
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title = {Microfinance Facility for Rural Women Entrepreneurs in Pakistan: An Empirical Analysis},
author = {Touseef Ahmed Khan and Fahem Ahmed Khan and Qristin Violinda and Ilyas Aasir and Jian Sun},
journal = {Agriculture},
year = {2020},
doi = {10.3390/agriculture10030054},
url = {https://doi.org/10.3390/agriculture10030054}
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TY - JOUR TI - Microfinance Facility for Rural Women Entrepreneurs in Pakistan: An Empirical Analysis AU - Touseef Ahmed Khan AU - Fahem Ahmed Khan AU - Qristin Violinda AU - Ilyas Aasir AU - Jian Sun JO - Agriculture PY - 2020 DO - 10.3390/agriculture10030054 UR - https://doi.org/10.3390/agriculture10030054 ER -
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- DOI
- 10.3390/agriculture10030054
- Countries
- Pakistan
- Regions
- Asia
- Categories
- entrepreneurship, funding
- Added
- 2026-04-28