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RISK, WEALTH AND SECTORAL CHOICE IN RURAL CREDIT MARKETS

Guirkinger, Catherine; Boucher, Stephen R.
2004
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We develop a model of sorting and matching between borrowers and lenders across formal and informal credit markets in a developing country context. We highlight the role of risk both on credit access and sectoral choice. We examine how activity and sectoral choice vary across agents with heterogeneous wealth endowments.

Title
RISK, WEALTH AND SECTORAL CHOICE IN RURAL CREDIT MARKETS
Author(s)
Guirkinger, Catherine
Boucher, Stephen R.
Subject(s)
Issue Date
2004
Publication Type
Conference Paper/ Presentation
Digital Object Identifier
https://doi.org/10.22004/ag.econ.20077
Record Identifier
https://ageconsearch.umn.edu/record/20077
PURL Identifier
http://purl.umn.edu/20077
Language
English
Total Pages
32
Series Statement
Selected Paper
Record Appears in
Agricultural and Applied Economics Association (AAEA) > Agricultural and Applied Economics Association (AAEA) Conferences > 2004 Annual meeting, August 1-4, Denver, CO

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