IMPACT OF MICROFINANCE ON HOUSEHOLD WELFARE: ASSESSING THE CASE OF SAMURDHI PROGRAM IN SRI LANKA
| dc.creator | Thibbotuwawa, R.M.M.I. | |
| dc.creator | Printhika, B.L.D.S. | |
| dc.creator | Jayasinghe-Mudalige, Udith K. | |
| dc.creator | Udugama, J.M.M. | |
| dc.date | 2017-04-01T15:13:46Z | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2026-07-09T06:05:43Z | |
| dc.description | Household Income & Expenditure Survey (2006/07) data were used to estimate the impacts of ‘Samurdhi’ – the largest state-sponsored microfinance program in Sri Lanka – on the status of household income, health, education, and food and non-food consumption. Propensity Score Matching was used to minimize selection bias. Propensity scores were estimated using a Probit Model to match “treated” households with “control” group to identify the impacts. The results show that Samurdhi possesses a significant impact on household welfare on income, consumption and education, despite the inefficiencies and political interferences associated with distribution of intended services. | |
| dc.identifier | doi:10.22004/ag.econ.124320 | |
| dc.identifier | https://ageconsearch.umn.edu/record/124320/files/2012AC%20Jayasinghe%20CP.pdf | |
| dc.identifier | http://ageconsearch.umn.edu/record/124320 | |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/123456789/572292 | |
| dc.language | eng | |
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| dc.source | http://ageconsearch.umn.edu/record/124320 | |
| dc.title | IMPACT OF MICROFINANCE ON HOUSEHOLD WELFARE: ASSESSING THE CASE OF SAMURDHI PROGRAM IN SRI LANKA | |
| dc.type | Text |