Evidence to practice: Unintended consequences in the absence of data [1]
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.
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Wednesday, August 29, 2018
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Finance [10]
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