Finance
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Give women credit
A series of experiments in India provide insights into ways microfinance can be refined to strengthen its impact for the world’s poorest women
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Cash and the economy: Evidence from India’s demonetisation
Demonetisation in India in December 2016, whilst not reflected in official GDP, led to temporary reductions in employment, output, and credit
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Improving shock-coping with savings: The case of transactional sex
Mobile banking to increase personal savings reduces the use of transactional sex for shock-coping among vulnerable women in Kenya
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Strategic default in the international coffee market
Linking farmers to global markets could spur growth and reduce poverty, but if markets do not work well these gains cannot be realised
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How do migration and remittances affect inequality? A case study of Mexico
Remittances can lower inequality and may help mitigate some of the negative impact of shocks on the poorest
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The benefits of financial inclusion in Rwanda
Positive spillovers of a microcredit expansion programme on the commercial banking system can foster local development
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Mind over money matters: How psychosocial interventions can help with money management
Psychosocial factors matter for financial behaviour. A financial literacy and parenting programme substantially improves families’ financial lives.
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Evidence to practice: Unintended consequences in the absence of data
Rodger Voorhies shares a first-hand account of the importance of empirical analysis for development practitioners
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Transforming developing countries through private sector investment
What do development finance institutions do, and how do they do it?