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Tailored Microcredit in Rural Morocco

Bruno Crépon
Florencia Devoto
Ralph De Haas
William Pariente
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The Psychology of Debt: An Experiment in the Philippines

Researchers are testing whether giving vendors money to pay off their outstanding debts or offering financial literacy trainings can help break these borrowers' cycles of debt.
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Improving Labor Market Opportunities to Increase Women's Employment and Education in India

Improving Financial Inclusion and Welfare Outcomes among Women through Savings Groups in Ghana

Researchers partnered with Cooperative for Assistance and Relief Everywhere (CARE) to evaluate the impact of VSLAs on rural households. The promotion of these groups led to an improvement in financial inclusion for participants—including, substantial increases in savings and receiving a loan...
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The Impact of Existing Account Usage on the Likelihood of Switching Accounts in Malawi

Xavier Giné
Jessica Goldberg
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Improving Credit Scores with Information in Peru

Xavier Giné
Kareem Haggag
Dean Karlan
Jonathan Zinman
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The effect of role models and technical assistance on microfirms in Santiago, Chile

Jeanne Lafortune
Julio Riutort
José Tessada
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Nudging Consumers to Use Tax Refunds to Repay High-Interest Debt

Jeremy Burke
Dean Karlan
Jonathan Zinman