In this video series-1, Michael McCord, President, MicroInsurance Centre, LLC, gives a definition of micro insurance and talks about the mechanisms of implementing microinsurance successfully.
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Portfolios of the Poor: Expert Review 1
In this video William Easterly Professor of Economics at New York University explains how the book ‘Portfolios of the Poor’ has given a more realistic human view at the life of poor people and how it changes the perspective on the “consumption smoothing” concept.
Portfolios of the Poor: Implementing Lessons Learnt
In this video, Daryll Collins, co-author of “Portfolios of the Poor” and Senior Associate, Bankable Frontier Associates, talks about implementing lessons from Portfolios of the Poor in South Africa.
Portfolios of the Poor: Measuring Impact Study of New Initiatives
In this video, Daryll Collins, co-author of “Portfolios of the Poor” and Senior Associate at Bankable Frontier Associates, explains the impact study of new initiatives in financial services for the poor in South Africa.
Portfolios of the Poor: Research Methodology Adopted
In this video, Sukhwinder Singh Arora, Principal Consultant, at Oxford Policy Management talks about the accurate and effective research methodology adopted by “Portfolio of the Poor” in Bangladesh, India and South Africa where the researchers studied the financial behaviour of about 250 households over a year.
Portfolios of the Poor: Expert Review 5
In this video, Richard Rosenberg, consultant to CGAP, highlights the biggest findings of “Portfolios of the Poor”. Richard notes that the book changes the earlier perspectives on the impact of microfinance on poor.