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.

Standfirst: 
Rodger Voorhies shares a first-hand account of the importance of empirical analysis for development practitioners
Interviewee: 
Rodger.Voorhies [2]
Date Published: 
Wednesday, August 29, 2018
Tags: 
microfinance [3]
savings [4]
credit [5]
data [6]
empirics [7]
microcredit [8]
microloans [9]
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Topic: 
Finance [10]
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Evidence to practice: Building relationships is crucial [12]
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Evidence to practice: Understanding the audience, context, and indirect effects [14]
Audio File: 
Audio icon VoxDev evidence Rodger Voorhies.mp3 [15]
Photo Credit: 
Peter Haden/flickr