Social protection programs have become increasingly widespread in low-and middle-
income countries, with their own distinct characteristics to match the environments in which …

Can microcredit help unlock a poverty trap for some people by putting their businesses on a
different trajectory? Could the small microcredit treatment effects often found for the average …

Agricultural insurance programs are currently being championed by international donors in
many developing countries. They are acclaimed as promising instruments for coping with …

In October 2010, the state government of Andhra Pradesh, India, issued an emergency
ordinance, bringing microfinance activities in the state to a complete halt and causing a …

Social protection programs have become increasingly widespread in low-and middleincome
countries, with their own distinct characteristics to match the environments in which they are …

La investigación económica es el proceso por el cual descubrimos, evaluamos,
confirmamos, rechazamos y ampliamos el stock de conocimientos existentes en el campo …

Microfinance is critical for the development of micro-enterprises and alleviating poverty.
However, micro-enterprises are able to get microfinance services, they would face a variety …

We use a series of framed experimental games to test the role of access to credit and
insurance on farm technology uptake with small-scale farmers in South Africa. Using …

This contribution assesses the shift in the mission of microfinance from providing small loans
for entrepreneurship to the broader agenda of financial inclusion. Three leading …

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to probe whether the quest for sustainability in
financial social enterprise institutions leads to mission drift. Both formal and informal …