Do Interest Rate Controls Work? : Evidence from Kenya /

This paper reviews the impact of interest rate controls in Kenya, introduced in September 2016. The intent of the controls was to reduce the cost of borrowing, expand access to credit, and increase the return on savings. However, we find that the law on interest rate controls has had the opposite ef...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor principal: Alper, Emre
Otros Autores: Clements, Benedict, Hobdari, Niko, Porcel, Rafel Moya
Formato: Revista
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Washington, D.C. : International Monetary Fund, 2019.
Colección:IMF Working Papers; Working Paper ; No. 2019/119
Acceso en línea:Full text available on IMF