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WORLD BANK ECONOMIC REVIEW
Volume 27, Issue 2, Pages 272-296Publisher
OXFORD UNIV PRESS
DOI: 10.1093/wber/lhs028
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I38; O12
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Despite the popularity and the unique nature of womens self-help groups in India, evidence on the economic impact of these groups is scant. On the basis of two rounds of surveys of 2,517 households, we use a strategy of double differences and propensity score matching to assess the economic effects of a program that promoted and strengthened self-help groups in Andhra Pradesh in India. Our analysis finds that longer exposure to the program has a positive impact on consumption, nutritional intake, and asset accumulation. Our investigation into the heterogeneity of these effects suggests that even the poorest households are able to benefit from the program.
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