Description: The Economic Impact of Expanding Access to Finance in Mexico

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The Economic Impact of Expanding Access to Finance in Mexico

The ninth in series of impact notes examines the impact of a large-scale banking expansion in Mexico, showing that simply increasing access to finance can have important economic effects.

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Main Authors:	Bruhn, Miriam, Love, Inessa
Language:	English
Published:	World Bank, Washington, DC 2012
Subjects:	ACCESS TO FINANCE ACCESS TO FINANCIAL SERVICES ALTERNATIVE COLLATERAL AVERAGE INCOME BANK CREDIT BANK LOANS BANK POLICY BANKING SECTOR BORROWER BRANCH NETWORK BUSINESS OWNERS COLLATERAL COLLATERAL REQUIREMENTS COMMERCIAL BANK COMMERCIAL BANK CREDIT COMMERCIAL BANKING CONSUMER GOODS COUNTRY LEVEL CREDIT BUREAUS CREDIT INFORMATION DOCUMENTATION REQUIREMENTS ECONOMIC ACTIVITY ECONOMIC EFFECTS ECONOMIC GROWTH EMPLOYMENT ENTREPRENEURIAL ACTIVITY FINANCIAL DEVELOPMENT HOUSEHOLDS HUSBANDS INCOME INCOME GROUPS INCOME LEVELS INFORMAL ECONOMY INSTALLMENT INTEREST RATES LABOR MARKET LOAN LOAN AGENTS LOAN OFFICERS LOW INCOME MICROFINANCE MICROFINANCE INSTITUTIONS OPPORTUNITIES FOR WOMEN POLICY IMPLICATIONS POLICY RESEARCH POSITIVE CORRELATION POSITIVE EFFECT POVERTY ALLEVIATION REPAYMENT REPAYMENT HISTORIES
Online Access:	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2009/10/12091458/economic-impact-expanding-access-finance-mexico http://hdl.handle.net/10986/10229

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Summary:	The ninth in series of impact notes examines the impact of a large-scale banking expansion in Mexico, showing that simply increasing access to finance can have important economic effects.