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Correlational findings

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
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

Happiness Measure Statistics Elaboration / Remarks O-HL-u-sq-n-11-d b = -.38 ns VILLA DE MAYO

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)
O-HL-u-sq-n-11-d OPRC = -.21 ns OPRC controlled for:
- 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)
O-HL-u-sq-n-11-d b = -.02 ns S. BRIGIDA

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)
O-HL-u-sq-n-11-d OPRC = -.02 ns OPRC controlled for:
- 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)