Microinsurance has recently received much attention as a promising tool to protect poor
individuals from important shocks. Yet, voluntary demand from people has been low …

Lifting the poor from poverty through financial and social inclusion is the ultimate target and
raison d'etre of microfinance. As the most recent literature has recognized, microfinance …

We use a randomized experiment in India to show that improved technology enhances
agricultural productivity by crowding in modern inputs and cultivation practices. Specifically …

The gains from insurance arise from the transfer of income across states. Yet, by requiring
that the premium be paid up front, standard insurance products also transfer income across …

Governments in many low-and middle-income countries are developing health insurance
products as a complement to tax-funded, subsidized provision of healthcare through publicly …

Financialization is promoted by alliances of multilateral 'development'organizations, national
governments and owners and institutions of private capital. In the healthcare sector, the …

Favorable child health outcomes are important for sustainable growth and development,
especially for developing economies. However, Nigeria has some of the worst health …

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Introduction Reliance on out-of-pocket payment for healthcare may lead poor households to
undertake catastrophic health expenditure, and risk-pooling mechanisms have been …

Economic theory tells us how to evaluate the expected welfare gain from insurance products
on offer to individuals. If we know the risk preferences of the individual, and subjective …