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Do Interest Rates Matter? Credit Demand in the Dhaka Slums

Uses data from SafeSave, a credit cooperative in the slums of Dhaka, Bangladesh, to examine how sensitive borrowers are to increases in the interest rate on loans.

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Type: Brief
Date: May 2011
Authors: Rajeev Dehejia, Heather Montgomery, Jonathan Morduch
Country: Bangladesh
Research Areas: Mechanisms Matter
Themes: Interest Rates