Project
Micro credit for Sustainable Development in Angola
Client/funder:
Norad
Start date:
Jan 2008 (Current)
Project members:
Arne Wiig (project leader), Ivar Kolstad
Thematic research group:
Poverty Reduction
Keywords:
Poverty
Social capital
Human capital
Geographical keywords:
Sub-Saharan Africa
Angola
Last update: April 2010
The general question underlying this project is the following: Under which conditions does microfinance actually assist the poor to move out of poverty and build sustainable livelihoods? This is an important question to answer, given the prevalence of microcredit programs and the extent of donor involvement in microcredit institutions. Our focus will be an analysis of human capital and social capital constraints facing poor entrepreneurs in Angola.
Through a combination of survey and experiment methodology, we will elicit levels of schooling and trust among microfinance clients of the Development Workshop (DW) system, and relate this to their performance as entrepreneurs. The results will provide insights into how important human and social capital is for microfinance clients to succeed in building a profitable business, which gives a basis for policy interventions to this end.
Programme
CEIC - CMI Cooperation Programme
Presentations
Education, health and entrepreneurship
Kolstad, Ivar and Arne Wiig (2010)
Presented at: Nordic Conference in Development Economics, Helsinki, 19 June 2010
Education and entrepreneurship
Kolstad, Ivar and Arne Wiig (2009)
Seminar, Chr. Michelsen Institute 7 September 2009
Education and entrepreneurship
Kolstad, Ivar and Arne Wiig (2009)
Development Workshop, Luanda, Angola 1 July 2009
Education and entrepreneurship
Kolstad, Ivar and Arne Wiig (2009)
Presented at: CEIC-CMI annual conference, Luanda, Angola, 30 June 2009
