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Product Innovation for the Poor: The Role of Microfinance

Examining how MFIs can use product innovation to help poor clients smoothing income and consumption
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Determinants of Household Access to and Participation in Formal and Informal Credit Markets in Malawi

Does composition or total value of household assets determine household access to formal credit?
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Placement and Outreach of Group-Based Credit Organizations: The Cases of ASA, BRAC, and Proshika in Bangladesh

Do NGOs target their services in underdeveloped regions or do they locate in better endowed areas?
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New Approaches to Crop Yield Insurance in Developing Countries

How can credit and crop insurance work together for the benefit of both farmers and government?
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Impact of Access to Credit on Income and Food Security in Malawi

Does access to formal credit enable households to reduce their borrowing from informal sources?
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Rural Finance and Poverty Alleviation

Does the formal sector have lessons to learn from the informal sector?
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Rural Finance for Food Security for the Poor: Implications for Research and Policy

Can financial services for the poor help them overcome fundamental food and income insecurities?
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Rural Financial Policies for Food Security of the Poor: Methodologies for a Multi-country Research Project

Identifying policies and institutional arrangements for access to savings and credit systems
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Determinants of Credit Rationing: A Study of Informal Lenders and Formal Credit Groups in Madagascar

Examining the advantages of community-based lending groups over distant formal bank agents