Study Becchetti & Conzo (2010): study AR Buenos Aires 2009
- Public
- 18+ aged, low income households, Buenos Aires, Argentina, 2009
- Survey name
- Unnamed study
- Sample
- Respondents
- N = 360
- Non Response
- Assessment
- Questionnaire: Paper & Pencil Interview (PAPI)
Correlate
- Authors's Label
- Village
- Our Classification
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- Remarks
- A and B: two poor neighborhoods in Buenos Aires. The sample was composed of: 150 clients of a microfinance organization 150 eligible, but non clients 60 dropouts (past clients of microfinance organization)
- Operationalization
- A: Villa de Mayo district
B: S. Brigida district
Observed Relation with Happiness
B controlled for:
- socio-economic characteristics
- age
- gender
- marital status
- cohabitation
- wealth proxies
- education
- savings
- job experience
- household income
- household size
No significant change when B additionally controlled for:
- microfinance loan (present)
- microfinance loan (present or past)
- socio-economic characteristics
- age
- gender
- marital status
- cohabitation
- wealth proxies
- village
- education
- savings
- job experience
- household income
- household size
Positive when OPRC additionally controlled for:
- microfinance loan (present)
- microfinance loan (present or past)
B controlled for:
- socio-economic characteristics
- age
- gender
- marital status
- cohabitation
- wealth proxies
- education
- savings
- job experience
- household income
- household size
No significant change when B additionally controlled for:
- microfinance loan (present)
- credit cycle
Positive when B additionally controlled for:
microfinance loan (present or past)
- socio-economic characteristics
- age
- gender
- marital status
- cohabitation
- wealth proxies
- village
- education
- savings
- job experience
- household income
- household size
No significant change when OPRC controlled for:
- microfinance loan (present)
- credit cycle
Positive when OPRC additionally controlled for:
- microfinance loan (present or past)
- credit cycle (included dropouts)