Individual Preferences Over Development Projects: Evidence from Microlending on Kiva

Ly, Pierre-Emmanuel; Mason, Geri

doi:10.1007/s11266-011-9255-8

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“…Th is is because they construct a database only of fully funded pitches. Ly and Mason ( 2012a ) fi nd that projects that are more likely to reach the funding goal in less time are those typically associated with microfi nance and poverty alleviation. In particular, these are projects asking for smaller amounts of money whose proponents are women and related to sectors with reduced entry barriers.…”

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Crowdfunding for SMEs

Bottiglia¹,

Pichler²

2016

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Th e Palgrave Macmillan Studies in Banking and Financial Institutions series is international in orientation and includes studies of banking systems in particular countries or regions as well as contemporary themes such as Islamic Banking, Financial Exclusion, Mergers and Acquisitions, Risk Management, and IT in Banking. Th e books focus on research and practice and include up to date and innovative studies that cover issues which impact banking systems globally.More information about this series at

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Crowdfunding for SMEs

Bottiglia¹,

Pichler²

2016

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“…More recently, Bachke, Alfnes, and Wik (2014) analyze donor preferences in contributing to development aid projects and find that projects and regions that are perceived to be the most vulnerable and poor are generally preferred. Further, Ly and Mason (2012) analyze transactions on a microlending platform and find that women are preferred and that loans for personal use have the slowest funding speed.…”

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Understanding mechanisms in the social investment market: what are venture philanthropy funds financing and how?

Spiess-Knafl

Aschari-Lincoln

2015

Journal of Sustainable Finance & Investment

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“…Positive imagery of development is commonly used in microcredit discourses, and these representations often involve women because they are the focus of many microcredit organizations (Ly & Mason, ). Dogra () argues that representations of women evoke timeless and sacred relationships that resonate positively at local and global scales.…”

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Representations of Women in Microcredit Promotional Materials: The Case of Espoir Ecuador

Valencia-Fourcans

Hawkins

2015

J of Intl Development

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In this paper, we explore the nature and practices of representations of women in microcredit promotional discourses. Based on the case of Espoir, a microcredit non‐governmental organization in Ecuador, we argue that the representations of women in microcredit promotional discourses have been reshaped increasingly by neoliberal configurations of power. These discourses reinforce the conceptualization of women as key actors in the development process—of their households and communities, and Ecuador as a nation. This conceptualization elicits conflicting and contradictory implications that may empower women but exacerbate neoliberal understandings of development that can undermine gender equality. Copyright © 2015 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.

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Individual Preferences Over Development Projects: Evidence from Microlending on Kiva

Cited by 41 publications

References 29 publications

Crowdfunding for SMEs

Crowdfunding for SMEs

Understanding mechanisms in the social investment market: what are venture philanthropy funds financing and how?

Representations of Women in Microcredit Promotional Materials: The Case of Espoir Ecuador

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