Flexible financing for ‘last-mile’ distributors boosted profits across a food supply chain in Kenya.

Evidence from a range of contexts has shown that while microfinance does not have transformative impacts on lifting people out of poverty, it can greatly benefit specific borrowers such as experienced entrepreneurs.

An adaptive field experiment aiming to integrate Syrian refugees into urban labour markets in Jordan sheds light on the effectiveness of different policies, while targeting the welfare of experimental participants.

Borrowers who receive loans for a fixed asset run larger businesses and see higher profits, with positive impacts on household consumption

Evidence from Ethiopia shows that interning in a management role for a month leads to higher wage earnings and can help some people run profitable businesses

Low-cost interventions that help young people search for employment can improve access to formal and stable jobs, raising equity in the labour market