Does Microcredit Have an Impact on Children? Evidences from Vietnam

Dinh, Cuong and Nguyen, Cuong and Pham, Phuong (2014): Does Microcredit Have an Impact on Children? Evidences from Vietnam.

Abstract

Vietnam has been successful in economic growth and poverty reduction. One of important antipoverty program is micro-credit for the poor. Although there are a large number of studies on the impact of micro-credit programs on income and poverty reduction, there is little evidence on its impact of children. This paper aims to evaluate the impact of micro-credit on child labor and education in Vietnam using Vietnam Household Living Standard Survey (VHLSS) 2006 and 2008. Overall, this study does not find significant impacts of micro-credit on education and labor of children.

• Item Type: MPRA Paper
• Language: English
• Keywords: Child education, child labor, microcredit.
• Subjects: I - Health, Education, and Welfare > I3 - Welfare, Well-Being, and Poverty; I - Health, Education, and Welfare > I3 - Welfare, Well-Being, and Poverty > I38 - Government Policy ; Provision and Effects of Welfare Programs

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