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Digital financial services go a long way: Evidence from Mexico
Debit cards reduce travel distance raise trust in financial institutions, and increase account use
The cycle of debt among vendors in India and the Philippines
Even when street vendors are freed from debt and educated about the benefits of saving, they go back to borrowing from moneylenders at exorbitant rates
Do management interventions last?
Management interventions are shown to have significant and positive short-term effects. But do these effects still persist 8 years later?
Economic shocks and crime: Evidence from the Brazilian trade liberalisation
Homicides increased in Brazilian regions exposed to greater foreign competition following trade liberalisation, with employment rates the main driver
Should they stay or should they go? Climate migrants and local conflicts
Migration acts as an escape valve for conflict in areas suffering from climate change, but does not increase conflict in destination countries
Recovering fragile economies through the private sector
Minouche Shafik, Director of LSE, discusses the importance of a healthy private sector in the recovery of fragile economies.
Measuring the equilibrium impacts of credit: Evidence from the Indian microfinance crisis
Revoking access to microcredit was costly – and not just for the households that borrowed
Evidence to practice: Meet our new audio section
Voxdev has grown! Please meet our new collection of audio content
Evidence to practice: Building relationships is crucial
Rachel Glennerster, Chief Economist at DFID, discusses the importance of building relationships to ensure evidence is translated into policy.*
Evidence to practice: Responding to crises
Arif Husain, Chief Economist at World Food Programme, on using the best and latest technology to gather evidence to respond to humanitarian crises.*
