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The Price of Being Banked: A Study on Transparency and Cost of Leading Banking Services Sold in Kenya

Results and recommendations from mystery shopping surveys with the country's 11 largest banks
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Loan Pricing of Nigerian Microfinance Banks: Survey & Methods of Assessment

Driving factors of high interest rates and how to reduce the cost of borrowing
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Health Microinsurance Scheme Design and Pricing: Lessons from Four Countries

Designing effective health microinsurance schemes at best prices
Case Study

The Persistent Power of Behavioral Change: Long-Run Impacts of Temporary Savings Subsidies for the Poor

Studying the long-term effects of short-term subsidies in rural Kenya
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Sensitivity of Loan Size to Lending Rates: Evidence from Ghana's Microfinance Sector

Testing elasticity of loan size to change in interest rates
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Definition of a Standard Measure for Consumer Interest Rates in Kenya: A Scoping Study

Developing options for a standard measure for consumer interest rates in Kenya
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Examining Interest Rate Sensitivities among Microfinance Loan Clients in Ghana: Preliminary Results

Assessing elasticity of demand for microloans
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Credit Elasticities in Less-developed Economies: Implications for Microcredit

The study tests demand for microcredit using data from a field experiment in South Africa
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Competition and Microcredit Interest Rates

How does competition affect interest rates for microfinance borrowers?
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Subsidizing Microcredit Interest: How Important Is It to the Poor?

Exploring how reaching out to clients in more remote areas will increase operational costs