What drives financial inclusion in emerging markets—lower banking costs or improved financial literacy?A recent paper by CID Faculty…
Once upon a time in the world of development finance, it was assumed that simply investing in developing economies was enough—that the flow…
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Research Summary
The microfinance “group lending” approach has achieved widespread success in promoting high rates of repayment, and thus…
Governments around the world are increasingly recognizing the power of problem-oriented governance as a way to address complex public…
We test for financial constraints as a market failure in education in a low-income country by experimentally allocating unconditional cash…
The international community has historically maintained hope that advances in science and technology offer humanity a wide range of options…
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For more information, go to Professor Asim Khwaja's full website and twitter. Asim Ijaz Khwaja is the Director of the Harvard Center…