Briefs
Drawing on financial diaries research outlined in Portfolios of the Poor: How the World’s Poor Live on $2 a Day, this brief looks at ways to envision the next generation of services for the "bottom billion” by examining what is and isn’t working for poor households as they patch together their financial lives.
Type:
Brief
Date:
July 2009
Authors:
Financial Access Initiative
Country:
Bangladesh; India; South Africa
Research Areas:
Reimagining Financial Access
Themes:
Consumer Protection, Credit, Product Design, Savings
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This brief offers insight into the ways poor households manage risks. Based on the financial diaries research outlined in Portfolios of the Poor: How the World’s Poor Live on $2 a Day, this brief outlines the formal and informal risk management tools used by poor households in Bangladesh, India and South Africa, such as insurance and savings, and examines how these tools can be improved to help the poor mitigate risk and plan for the future.
Type:
Brief
Date:
July 2009
Authors:
Financial Access Initiative
Country:
Bangladesh; India; South Africa
Research Areas:
Mechanisms Matter
Themes:
Insurance, Product Design
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Examines the mechanics, merits and limitations of randomized experiments in microfinance.
Type:
Brief
Date:
May 2009
Authors:
Jonathan Bauchet, Aparna Dalal
Country:
Global
Research Areas:
Measuring Impact
Themes:
Research Methodology
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Foreword to The Pledge: ASA, Peasant Politics, and Microfinance in the Development of Bangladesh, by Stuart Rutherford
Type:
Brief
Date:
August 2008
Authors:
Jonathan Morduch
Country:
Bangladesh
Research Areas:
Reimagining Financial Access
Themes:
Big Picture
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