Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: https://hdl.handle.net/10419/200775 
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Year of Publication: 
2015
Citation: 
[Journal:] KDI Journal of Economic Policy [ISSN:] 2586-4130 [Volume:] 37 [Issue:] 3 [Publisher:] Korea Development Institute (KDI) [Place:] Sejong [Year:] 2015 [Pages:] 55-74
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Korea Development Institute (KDI), Sejong
Abstract: 
This study examines the effect of a one-on-one outsourced pre-lending consulting service on the repayment behavior of microcredit borrowers in Korea with administrative data from the Smile Microcredit Bank. A random change in the cut-off loan amount for mandatory consulting is utilized as an identification strategy. This three-day pre-lending business consulting service is effective in encouraging repayment behavior of existing businesses but it has no significant effect on start-up loans. The effectiveness of the consulting service in deterring delinquency with regard to existing loans is greater among male borrowers than among females.
Subjects: 
Microcredit
Nonfinancial Service
Consulting
Loan
Repayment
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JEL: 
D1
G21
J1
L3
N25
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