Poverty and migration in the digital age: Experimental evidence on mobile banking in Bangladesh

JN Lee, J Morduch, S Ravindran, A Shonchoy… - American Economic …, 2021 - aeaweb.org
Rapid urbanization is reshaping economies and intensifying spatial inequalities. In
Bangladesh, we experimentally introduced mobile banking to very poor rural households …

Causes of urban migration in Bangladesh: evidence from the urban health survey

RK Biswas, E Kabir, HTA Khan - Population Research and Policy Review, 2019 - Springer
Mass migration is increasing urban populations globally. One country where urban
migration is significantly increasing is Bangladesh, where systematic research will explore …

Household behavior and vulnerability to acute malnutrition in Kenya

R Bhavnani, N Schlager, K Donnay, M Reul… - Humanities and Social …, 2023 - nature.com
Anticipating those most at-risk of being acutely malnourished significantly shapes decisions
that pertain to resource allocation and intervention in times of food crises. Yet, the …

The effect of microfinance services on poverty reduction: Analysis of empirical evidence in Sri Lankan perspectives

JAP Kumari, SMF Azam, S Khalidah - European Journal of Economic …, 2019 - oapub.org
Microfinance has been identified as a powerful tool for reducing poverty in the developing
counties after won the Nobel Prize for Grameen microcredit program, Bangladesh in 1986 …

The impact of Microfinancing on poverty alleviation and small businesses in Ghana

MDY Gakpo, M Wujangi, M Kwakye… - International Journal of …, 2021 - sobiad.org
The study evaluates the impact of microfinance on poverty alleviation, unemployment,
development of small and medium enterprises, and support for marginalised and vulnerable …

Microfinance and moneylenders: long-run effects of MFIs on informal credit market in Bangladesh

CN Berg, MS Emran, F Shilpi - Available at SSRN 2677316, 2015 - papers.ssrn.com
Using two surveys from Bangladesh, this paper provides evidence on the effects of
microfinance competition on village moneylender interest rates and households' …

Trajectories of resilience to acute malnutrition in the Kenyan drylands

R Bhavnani, N Schlager, M Reul… - Frontiers in Sustainable …, 2023 - frontiersin.org
Introduction Insight into the resilience of local food systems—variability driven by climate,
conflict, and food price shocks—is critical for the treatment and prevention of child acute …

[图书][B] Small money big impact: Fighting poverty with microfinance

PA Fanconi, P Scheurle - 2017 - books.google.com
Make your money make a difference—and enjoy attractive returns Small Money, Big Impact
explores and explains the globally growing importance of impact investing. Today, the …

Microfinance and moneylenders: long-run effects of MFIs on informal credit market in Bangladesh

C Berg, S Emran, F Shilpi - The BE Journal of Economic Analysis & …, 2020 - degruyter.com
This paper provides evidence on the effects of microfinance competition on moneylender
interest rates and households' dependence on informal credit. The views among …

[PDF][PDF] Impact of seasonality-adjusted flexible microcredit on repayment and food consumption: Experimental evidence from rural Bangladesh

AS Shonchoy, T Kurosaki - IDE Discussion Paper, 2014 - ir.ide.go.jp
Impact of Seasonality-adjusted Flexible Microcredit on Repayment and Food Consumption:
Experimental Evidence from Rural Banglade Page 1 INSTITUTE OF DEVELOPING …