Reanalyses of empirical studies and replications in new contexts are important for scientific
progress. Journals in economics increasingly require authors to provide data and code …

Fintech innovations are rapidly transforming the global financial industry and easing the
financial inclusion initiatives of microfinance institutions (MFIs). Such technological …

Purpose The authors present a systematic literature review on microfinance
institutions'(MFIs) effect on poverty and how they can ensure their sustainability. The …

Conventional microfinance institutions (MFIs) can promote financial inclusion, but they also
prompt ethical concerns regarding the social consequences of commercialization and high …

In October 2019, Abhijit Banerjee, Esther Duflo, and Michael Kremer jointly won the 51st
Sveriges Riksbank Prize in Economic Sciences in Memory of Alfred Nobel" for their …

In developing countries, smallholder farmers often lack long-lasting sources of credit. While
traditional banking, microfinance, and cooperatives have addressed some financing gaps …

Mobile phone-based informational programs are widely used worldwide, though there is
little consensus on how effective they are at changing behavior. We present causal evidence …

In the developing world, vulnerable communities often lack access to regular income
sources to cope with unforeseen events. Recent advancements in financial technology have …

This study evaluates CARE Canada's financial education programme for members of
savings groups in rural Rwanda two years after the intervention. The programme was …

This paper reviews the impact of replications published as comments in the American
Economic Review between 2010 and 2020. We examine their citations and influence on the …