Assessing the spatial accessibility of microfinance in northern Bangladesh: a GIS analysis

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Main Authors:	Khan, Akib, Rabbani, Atonu
Outros Autores:	James P Grant School of Public Health, BRAC University
Formato:	Artigo
Idioma:	English
Publicado em:	© 2015 Blackwell Publishing Inc. 2017
Assuntos:	Accessibility Assessment method GIS Map Microfinance Spatial analysis Spatial variation
Acesso em linha:	http://hdl.handle.net/10361/7449 http://doi.org/10.1111/jors.12196

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spelling	10361-74492018-03-15T05:12:16Z Assessing the spatial accessibility of microfinance in northern Bangladesh: a GIS analysis Khan, Akib Rabbani, Atonu James P Grant School of Public Health, BRAC University Accessibility Assessment method GIS Map Microfinance Spatial analysis Spatial variation This article was published in Journal of Regional Science [ © 2015 Blackwell Publishing Inc.] and the definite version is available at: https://goo.gl/VBtA8W This paper attempts to understand and operationalize the notion of spatial accessibility (SA) in the context of microfinance. Using geographic information system (GIS) data from northern Bangladesh, we have generated a kernel-smoothed map and found remarkable spatial variation in access to microcredit. Results suggest that areas isolated from physical infrastructure, administrative establishments, and prone to ecological shocks, exhibit lower degree of SA. Moreover, using an instrumental variable framework, we found that SA has a significant positive impact on household's decision to borrow and on the number of loans: one standard deviation higher SA is associated with a rise in participation probability and average number of microloans by, at least, 3.5 percentage points and 16 percent, respectively. Published 2017-01-02T09:07:25Z 2017-01-02T09:07:25Z 2015 Article Khan, A., & Rabbani, A. (2015). Assessing the spatial accessibility of microfinance in northern bangladesh: A GIS analysis. Journal of Regional Science, 55(5), 842-870. doi:10.1111/jors.12196 00224146 http://hdl.handle.net/10361/7449 http://doi.org/10.1111/jors.12196 en https://goo.gl/VBtA8W © 2015 Blackwell Publishing Inc.
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topic	Accessibility Assessment method GIS Map Microfinance Spatial analysis Spatial variation
spellingShingle	Accessibility Assessment method GIS Map Microfinance Spatial analysis Spatial variation Khan, Akib Rabbani, Atonu Assessing the spatial accessibility of microfinance in northern Bangladesh: a GIS analysis
description	This article was published in Journal of Regional Science [ © 2015 Blackwell Publishing Inc.] and the definite version is available at: https://goo.gl/VBtA8W
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title	Assessing the spatial accessibility of microfinance in northern Bangladesh: a GIS analysis
title_short	Assessing the spatial accessibility of microfinance in northern Bangladesh: a GIS analysis
title_full	Assessing the spatial accessibility of microfinance in northern Bangladesh: a GIS analysis
title_fullStr	Assessing the spatial accessibility of microfinance in northern Bangladesh: a GIS analysis
title_full_unstemmed	Assessing the spatial accessibility of microfinance in northern Bangladesh: a GIS analysis
title_sort	assessing the spatial accessibility of microfinance in northern bangladesh: a gis analysis
publisher	© 2015 Blackwell Publishing Inc.
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Assessing the spatial accessibility of microfinance in northern Bangladesh: a GIS analysis

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