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[VIDEO] Microfinance Can Raise Incomes: Evidence from a Randomized Controlled Trial in China

17 November 2020

This study investigates the impacts of a government-led microcredit program in China which implemented at scale in its poor rural areas with a randomized controlled trial (RCT). In contrast to recent RCT-based studies that have failed to find evidence of significant increases in income from…

[VIDEO] Does Commitment Savings Alter Seasonal Poverty Dynamics among the Ultra-poor? Evidence from High-frequency Data

17 November 2020

While the seasonal dimension of poverty is well discussed, little is known about its degree and countermeasure for the ultra-poor population. Using unique bi-weekly data for 10months over two years from rural Bangladesh, we first show that consumption of the year round ultra-poor is subject to…

[VIDEO] Nudging by Beauty: Improving Women’s Health1 Decisions and Well-being in the Field

17 November 2020

Health interventions often show limited effectiveness in influencing behavior as they fail to take into account the choice architecture. To shed light on how to improve health interventions, we evaluate a unique intervention in rural Bangladesh that highlights the importance of health, hygiene,…

[VIDEO] The Female Secondary Stipend and Assistance Program in Bangladesh: What did It Accomplish?

17 November 2020

The Government of Bangladesh introduced the Female Secondary Stipend and Assistance Program (FSSAP) in 1994 with the support of development partners, including the Asian Development Bank, to increase female secondary school enrollment and completion, as well as discourage early marriage. The…

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[VIDEO] Microfinance Can Raise Incomes: Evidence from a Randomized Controlled Trial in China

[VIDEO] Does Commitment Savings Alter Seasonal Poverty Dynamics among the Ultra-poor? Evidence from High-frequency Data

[VIDEO] Nudging by Beauty: Improving Women’s Health1 Decisions and Well-being in the Field

[VIDEO] The Female Secondary Stipend and Assistance Program in Bangladesh: What did It Accomplish?

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PHOTO GALLERY - Virtual Business Opportunities Seminar 2020 with Germany

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[VIDEO] Session 4: SERD Policy Network Workshop

[VIDEO] Sessions 5 and 6: SERD Policy Network Workshop