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Big Data, Small Credit: The Digital Revolution and Its Impact on Emerging Market Consumers

An assessment of how data technology is altering microfinance
Costa, A., Deb, A.,, Kubzansky, M., Omidyar Network
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Explaining Failures of Microfinance Institutions

Identifying the factors that can lead to the failure of MFIs
Dorfleitner, G., Leidl, M., Priberny, C. , Social Science Research Network (SSRN)
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Risk Preferences and Demand for Insurance Under Price Uncertainty: An Experimental Approach for Cocoa Farmers in Côte d'Ivoire

Analyzing the relationship between farmers' demand for insurance and their risk aversion
Kouame, E.B.H., Komenan, A.N., ILO's Impact Insurance Facility
Case Study

Returning to Kolar: A Case Study on the Kolar Crisis-Affected Communities

Examining factors that led to mass defaults in Karnataka, India
Umapathy, D., Jayaram, V. et al., IFMR - Centre for Micro Finance
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The Social Meaning of Over-indebtedness and Creditworthiness in the Context of Poor Rural South India Households (Tamil Nadu)

Studying over-indebtedness in low income households in India
Guérin, I., Roesch, M., Venkatasubramanian, Kumar, S., RUME
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Term Structure of Debt and Entrepreneurial Behavior: Experimental Evidence from Microfinance

Managing trade-off between risk reduction and enterprise growth
Field, E. et al., Centre for MicroFinance, Village Welfare Society
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Managing Risk and Creating Value with Microfinance

Challenges in microfinance risk management, product development, & efficient delivery methodologies
Goldberg, M., Palladini, E., World Bank
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Does Microfinance Repayment Flexibility Affect Entrepreneurial Behavior and Loan Default?

Evaluating whether rigid payment schedules inhibit investment in microenterprises
Field, E., Pande, R., Papp, J., IFMR - Institute for Financial Management and Research
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Reducing Borrower and Lender Risk Through Context Sensitive Product and Portfolio Design: The Case of 'Integrated' Agricultural Development in Tajikistan

Presented at FAO, the Ford Foundation, and IFAD’s conference on rural finance research
Jones, L., Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
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Games Loan Clients Play

Summary of observations that loan clients' play and possible solutions for the financial service providers
Sempangi, H., MicroSave Consulting (MSC)