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来源类型 | Discussion paper |
规范类型 | 论文 |
来源ID | DP4199 |
DP4199 Empirical Labour Search: A Survey | |
Zvi Eckstein; Gerard Van den Berg | |
发表日期 | 2004-01-23 |
出版年 | 2004 |
语种 | 英语 |
摘要 | Lack of access to finance is often cited as a key reason for why poor people remain poor. This Paper uses data on the Indian rural branch expansion programme to provide empirical evidence on this issue. Between 1977 and 1990, the Indian central bank mandated that a commercial bank could open a branch in a location with one or more bank branches only if it opens four in locations with no bank branches. We show that, between 1977 and 1990, this rule caused banks to open relatively more rural branches in Indian states with lower initial financial development. The reverse was true outside this period. We exploit this fact to identify the impact of opening a rural bank on poverty and output. Our estimates suggest that the Indian rural branch expansion programme significantly lowered rural poverty, and increased non-agricultural output. |
主题 | Public Economics |
关键词 | O00 Finance and development Rural banking Bank licensing Credit constraints Structural change Diversification Redistribution Poverty Growth |
URL | https://cepr.org/publications/dp4199 |
来源智库 | Centre for Economic Policy Research (United Kingdom) |
资源类型 | 智库出版物 |
条目标识符 | http://119.78.100.153/handle/2XGU8XDN/533167 |
推荐引用方式 GB/T 7714 | Zvi Eckstein,Gerard Van den Berg. DP4199 Empirical Labour Search: A Survey. 2004. |
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