Evidence to practice: Unintended consequences in the absence of data
Twenty years ago, microfinance was touted as the silver bullet that would help eradicate poverty. Rodger Voorhies speaks about his work implementing microcredit programmes and how he came face-to-face with the realities and unintended consequences of implementing schemes in the absence of rigorous evidence.
Editor’s note: This is part of our series on how practitioners use economic evidence.
Date Published
Wednesday, August 29, 2018
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