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Tag: Stuart Rutherford
Coping with COVID-19 in Bangladesh
The report discusses what the LMI segments know, understand, and feel about the COVID-19 outbreak and examines its effect on them. The report also highlights actionable recommendations for policymakers to design suitable interventions that can help the LMI segment cope better in this difficult situation
Jun 19, 2020
Micro and small enterprises: Will the pandemic put an end to their business?
This blog looks at the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on micro and small enterprises (MSEs) across low- and middle-income countries, which are particularly vulnerable to shocks. Our research insights will help policymakers and financial institutions support the recovery and rebuilding of the MSME sector in the wake of the disease.
Apr 15, 2020
Nitish Narain, Abhishek Anand, Surbhi Sood and Shobhit Mishra
Covid-19 and low-income households in central Bangladesh
Income plummets in Bangladesh as a result of Covid-19 – Stuart Rutherford’s Hrishipara diaries reveal, in graphic detail, the daunting scale of the challenges facing the poor worldwide.
Apr 8, 2020
How the poor borrow
This is the third in a series of short articles about the findings of a daily ‘financial diary’ research project. A description of the project can be found on its website.
Sep 29, 2018
Low Income Lives – Education
In the first edition of MicroSave’s ‘Low-Income Lives’, Stuart Rutherford looks at education, using data from the Hrishipara Daily Financial Diaries project which records the flow of money from households in Bangladesh.
Feb 23, 2018
Low Income Lives – Family Food Shopping
In this edition of MicroSave’s ‘Low Income Lives’ series, Stuart Rutherford uses data from the Hrishipara Daily Financial Diaries to study how poor people in Bangladesh buy food.
Feb 23, 2018