Learning-by-doing: Navigating financial technologies among Bangladeshi factory workers How automatic payments can help individuals save more and better protect themselves against consumer risks Finance Emily Breza Martin Kanz Leora F. Klapper Published 02.02.21
Is faster always better? Evidence from Mexico’s digital credit market Access to fast cash through digital credit may put consumers at risk for over-indebtedness and likelihood of default Finance Alfredo Burlando Michael Kuhn Silvia Prina Published 01.02.21
The limited effect of a mobile-linked deposit service on increasing savings: Evidence from Sri Lanka A digital mobile-deposit service reduced deposit transaction costs but did not increase savings Finance Suresh De Mel Craig McIntosh Ketki Sheth Christopher Woodruff Published 27.11.20
Bad taste: Gender discrimination in consumer lending Discrimination in consumer lending seems to come largely from biased male officers; combatting it may require cultural changes at the institutional level Finance Ana María Montoya Raimundo Undurraga Published 13.11.20
Subsidy policies and insurance demand Subsidy policies combined with financial education can generate learning from experiences and promote long-run insurance take-up Finance Jing Cai Alain De Janvry Elisabeth Sadoulet Published 14.08.20
Alleviating financial strain to drive productivity: Evidence from India Does easing the financial stress of short-term workers by paying them earlier lead to productivity improvements? Finance Supreet Kaur Published 01.04.20
Building trust: Evidence from workshops on increasing savings in Peru Trust is important in encouraging poor households to hold their savings in bank accounts Finance Sebastian Galiani Paul Gertler Camila Navajas-Ahumada Published 30.03.20
Can microfinance unlock the poverty trap for some entrepreneurs? Microfinance has potentially transformative impacts for some entrepreneurs, especially those who otherwise would be stuck in a poverty trap Finance Abhijit Banerjee Emily Breza Esther Duflo Cynthia Kinnan Published 27.03.20
Using intermediaries to deliver credit A study in India suggests that private traders have a potentially valuable role to play as intermediaries for agricultural development interventions Finance Pushkar Maitra Sandip Mitra Dilip Mookherjee Sujata Visaria Published 02.03.20
