Exposure to intimate partner violence and repayment of microcredit: Evidence from field experiments in Bangladesh

• Published in: Journal of banking & finance Vol. 72; pp. 1 - 14
• Main Author: Shahriar, Abu Zafar M.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Amsterdam Elsevier B.V 01.11.2016; Elsevier Sequoia S.A
• Subjects: Bangladesh; Correlation analysis; Default; Domestic violence; Field experiments; Intimate partner violence; Microcredit; Microfinance; Repayments; Strategic default; Studies; Victimization; Women; Bangladesh; Microcredit; Strategic default; Intimate partner violence; G21; J12; C91; Field experiments

This paper investigates the impact of intimate partner violence on poor women's repayment behavior in microcredit. In a laboratory-based field experiment, we extended collateral-free small loans to 485 currently married women in rural Bangladesh and observed their repayment decisions over multi...