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Impact of Microfinance on Rural Households in the Philippines


In summary, the microfinance program has kept program clients economically active with more enterprises and more employees. It has also improved consumption smoothing capabilities with lesser dependence on presumably higher priced non-GBA loans and increased savings in both program and non-program MFIs. Nonetheless, the impact on per capita income, total expenditures and food expenditures is only mildly significant but with regressive features.

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