Women and youth in developing countries remain unserved or underserved by formal
financial services. The rise of digital financial services (DFS), including mobile money …

Digital credit is a recent innovation that raises hopes of improving credit access in
developing countries. However, up until now, empirical research on the extent to which …

Microfinance institutions (MFIs) are a prominent financial inclusion initiative in many
developing countries. In Zimbabwe, however, less is known about microfinance borrowers …

Based on new empirical insights gained in a multi-country project with a particular focus on
Jordan as a hotspot of international development in the context of forced displacement, the …

Digital loans are a source of fast, short-term credit for millions of people. While digital credit
broadens market access and reduces frictions, default rates are high. We study the role of …

The provision of formal micro-credit for refugees has been promoted as a dignified way to
improve their ability to generate income through small-scale enterprises and reduce poverty …

Mobile money (MM) enables users, especially the unbanked, to access financial services via
mobile phones in developing countries. Whereas much has been studied about the …

This paper combines the author's evaluative datasets with nascent literature on rural
gambling, to come to a narrative about a worsening epidemic of online gambling disorders …

In the face of the negative publicity which gaming has attracted recently, this research
sought to unearth drivers of gambling behaviour among the youth in Kenya. To this end …

Digital loans are a source of fast, short-term credit for millions of people. While digital credit
broadens market access and reduces frictions, default rates are high. We study the role of …