"Do Multifinance Institutions Matter for Poverty Reduction? Evidence from Indonesia"

We are delighted that our paper titled Do Multifinance Institutions Matter for Poverty Reduction? Evidence from Indonesia in collaboration with Ni Kadek Laksmi is published at Jurnal Ekonomi Pembangunan - SINTA 2.  

Abstract

Microfinance Institutions (MFIs) can help reduce poverty  by offering small loans to people who cannot get bank loans due to lack of collateral. However, in Indonesia, access to microfinance institutions is unequally distributed, as shown by the establishment of MFIs in Indonesia, which covers only 22 out of 34 provinces. This condition limits their impact on poverty reduction. This study examines how access to MFIs and the loans they provide affect poverty rates in Indonesia, using cross-sectional data from 22 provinces between 2016 and 2022. The results show that access to MFIs and the loans they provide do not significantly reduce poverty. This is due to poor infrastructure, low-quality MFI services, and insufficient loan amounts. The  study  also  found  that  education  lowers  poverty,  unemployment  increases  it,  and  agriculture  helps reduce  it.  To  improve  poverty  reduction,  the  government  should  improve  infrastructure  and  extend  MFI coverage to more provinces. Additionally, MFIs should increase their loan amounts to make abiggerimpact.

Keywords: access, loan, microfinance, poverty, panel data.

JEL Classification: C33, G21, I32

Recommeded citation: Laksmi,  N.  K.,&  Soseco,  T. (2024). Do  Multifinance  Institutions  Matter  for  Poverty  Reduction?  Evidence from Indonesia. Jurnal Ekonomi Pembangunan, 22(1), 29-40. DOI: 10.29259/jep.v22i1.230951.

Available at: https://jep.ejournal.unsri.ac.id/index.php/jep/article/view/23095


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