Yasmeen, Kausar and Abd Karim, Mohd Zaini (2014) Impact of interaction term between education and loan size on women’s decision making. Journal of Entrepreneurship and Business Innovation, 1 (1). pp. 123-141. ISSN 2332-8851

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Abstract

The purpose of this paper is to evaluate the impact of the microfinance involvement of women’s household decision making.The cross sectional data for this study is collected by using questionnaires.Using random sampling, 744 households are selected from female clients of Khushhali Bank and National Rural Support Program in Bahawalpur Division, Pakistan. We used the multinomial Logit and multinomial Probit model.The results show the woman's borrowers are more empower than women no borrowers.The coefficient of the loan size increases woman's household making empowerment. This paper is intended to be a valuable contribution in term of socio- economic and political arena.

Item Type:	Article
Uncontrolled Keywords:	Microfinance, women’s household decision making, probabilities, Pakistan
Subjects:	H Social Sciences > HC Economic History and Conditions H Social Sciences > HQ The family. Marriage. Woman
Divisions:	School of Economics, Finance & Banking
Depositing User:	Prof. Dr. Mohd Zaini Abd Karim
Date Deposited:	11 Aug 2015 02:35
Last Modified:	18 Apr 2016 08:09
URI:	https://repo.uum.edu.my/id/eprint/15110

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