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Tag: Low income

Stuart Rutherford

Something to fall back on (Managing income volatility)

As part of the Hrishipara Daily Diaries Project, MSC tracked the income of a brick-breaker...
Aug 26, 2019

Dan Brockington

The strange neglect of diversity within microfinance institutions

This blog is Dan Brockington’s highlights on how the branch performance in BRAC-Tanzania varies considerably...
Aug 26, 2019

Stuart Rutherford

Low Income Lives – Education

In the first edition of MicroSave’s ‘Low-Income Lives’, Stuart Rutherford looks at education, using data...
Feb 23, 2018

Sunil Bhat and Ritika Srivastava

Health Emergencies: How Do The Poor Pay?

This Note details the ways low income families in India deal with their medical exigencies...
Mar 23, 2012

Alphina Jos and Minakshi Ramji

When You Can’t Save Up – Saving Down and Saving...

This Note discusses how low-income households move financial value through time using loans and chit...
Dec 5, 2011

Jesila Ledesma and Johan N. Diaz

Over-indebtedness in the Philippines: Clients’ perceptions

This research aims to provide market information to financial institutions on over-indebtedness in order to...
Dec 1, 2011
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