Bert D’espallier

Biographic Data

ID3431595
NAMEBert D’espallier
GIVEN NAMESBert
FAMILY NAMED’espallier
SIGNATURED’ESPALLIER B
AFFILIATIONSKU Leuven
ORCID0000-0001-7567-2520
VERIFIEDYes
TOTAL WORKS13
TOTAL CITATIONS96
AUTHOR COUNT13
EDITOR COUNT0
FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR2010
LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR2025
H-INDEX4

  • The Ethical Dilemma in Hybrid Organizations

    Open AccessKjetil Andersson, Bert D’espallier et al.ARTICLEJournal of Business Ethics2025

  • The Application of Sen's Capability Approach in Disability Research

    Open AccessRichard Sebaggala, Sebaggala Richard et al.ARTICLEJournal of Human Development2025References: 21

  • Determinants of Sustainability of Informal Community-Based Financial Groups

    Open AccessRoger Aganze, Roy Mersland et al.ARTICLEThe Journal of Development Studies2025References: 37

    International audience

  • Achieving Double Bottom-Line Performance in Hybrid Organisations

    Open AccessEline Van der Auwera, Bert D’espallier et al.ARTICLEJournal of Business Ethics2024

  • Autonomy and Financial Performance in Informal Savings Associations

    Daniël van Hemert, Bert D’espallier et al.ARTICLEThe Journal of Development Studies2024

    A multitude of NGOs form informal savings and lending associations in developing countries, called savings groups. Group members are responsible for the day-to-day governance, operating within the framework provided by the NGOs. As NGOs differ in the model they provide, savings groups are endowed with different levels of autonomy over their operations. Drawing on theories related to autonomy and performance, we test whether more autonomous saving…

  • Does it (Re)pay to be Female? Considering Gender in Microfinance Loan Officer-Client Pairs

    Naome Otiti, Cécile Godfroid et al.ARTICLEThe Journal of Development Studies2021

    This paper examines the effect of the gender combination of client-loan officer pairs on loan repayment in an Ecuadorian microfinance institution. We show that among the four possible client-loan officer gender pairs i.e. female client-female loan officer, female client-male loan officer, male client-male loan officer and male client-female loan officer, the most favourable pairs in terms of repayment are those with female loan officers whereas t…

  • From NGOs to Banks

    Open AccessBert D’espallier, Jann Goedecke et al.ARTICLEWorld Development2016Cited by: 13References: 6

  • The Social Regulation of Markets

    Open AccessIsabelle Guérin, Bert D''Espallier et al.ARTICLEDevelopment and Change2015Cited by: 4References: 43

    There is growing evidence that microcredit does little to support self-employment. Two main explanations are typically emphasized: from a microeconomic perspective, the poor have been argued to lack the skills, resources and motivation to start their own businesses; from a macroeconomic perspective, local markets are often saturated. This article uses first-hand data from rural South India to explore a third explanation which focuses on the socia…

  • Debt in Rural South India

    Isabelle Guérin, Bert D’espallier et al.ARTICLEThe Journal of Development Studies2013

    This micro-level study combines multivariate and qualitative analyses to highlight the fragmented nature of debt in southern Indian rural households. It finds that debt is socially regulated in the sense that social interactions shape the cost, use and access to debt. Caste, social class and location affect how individuals borrow varying amounts from distinct money providers, for varied purposes and at differing costs. Debt thus is not purely an …

  • Focus on Women in Microfinance Institutions

    Bert D’espallier, Bert D'Espallier et al.ARTICLEThe Journal of Development Studies2012

    We provide empirical evidence on focusing on women in microfinance and its consequences for microfinance institutions (MFIs). Based on a global dataset, the results indicate that a focus on women is associated with group-lending methods, international orientation, smaller loans, and non-commercial legal status. We find that a focus on women significantly improves repayment but does not enhance overall financial performance because of higher relat…

  • The Effects of Religion on Development Efforts

    Open AccessRoy Mersland, Bert D’espallier et al.ARTICLEWorld Development2012Cited by: 5References: 12

  • Credit from whom and for what? The diversity of borrowing sources and uses in rural southern India

    Open AccessIsabelle Guérin, Marc Roesch et al.ARTICLEJournal of International…2011Cited by: 22References: 1

    This article aimed to deepen understandings of poor household borrowing practices by drawing on a case study from rural Southern India. It combines descriptive statistics and qualitative analysis to show that households juggle with a wide range of borrowing sources and that each serves very specific purposes. From a theoretical perspective, we suggest that the neoclassical cost/benefit framework often used to analyse debt decisions should be enla…

  • Women and Repayment in Microfinance

    Open AccessBert D’espallier, Isabelle Guérin et al.ARTICLEWorld Development2010Cited by: 52References: 8