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Innovative Experiences in Access to Finance: Market Friendly Roles for the Visible Hand?

This study describes financial innovations to broaden access to credit
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Managing Agricultural Risk at the Country Level: The Case of Index-based Livestock Insurance in Mongolia

Designing a sustainable livestock insurance program
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Are Cash Transfers Made to Women Spent Like Other Sources of Income?

This paper analyzes the effect of a cash transfer program in rural areas in Ecuador
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The Impact of Remittances on Poverty and Human Capital: Evidence from Latin American Household Surveys

This paper explores the development impact of remittances in eleven Latin American countries
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Economic Information and Finance: More Information Means More Credit, Fewer Bad Loans, and Less Corruption

Examines whether better information on overall economic conditions supports financial development.
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Returns to Capital in Microenterprises: Evidence from a Field Experiment

What factors influence the returns to capital?
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Measuring Microenterprise Profits: Don't Ask How the Sausage is Made

Examining issues related to measuring profits of microenterprises
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Housing Finance Development in Uzbekistan

Overview of housing finance in Uzbekistan
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Waqf-based Microfinance: Realizing the Social Role of Islamic Finance

Providing operational framework for a waqf-based Islamic MFI
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Formal Versus Informal Finance: Evidence from China

Examining firm financing patterns and growth in China.