This article analyzes a demonstration program mounted by a major bank to understand
whether access to information and communications technologies, combined with financial …

We test the hypothesis that microfinance reduces poverty at the macro level using cross-
country and panel data which are constructed by the Microfinance Information Exchange …

Microfinance institutions in Kenya experience high levels of non-performing loans. This
trend threatens viability and sustainability of MFIs and hinders the achievement of their …

We utilize a unique pair of experiments to isolate the ways in which reductions in asymmetric
information alter credit market outcomes. A Guatemalan microfinance lender gradually …

Microfinance programs provide poor people with small loans given to jointly liable self‐
selected groups. Follow‐up loans provide incentives to repay. We experimentally investigate …

This article explores how organizations balance the pressures to pursue efficiency through
standardization with the need to remain responsive to local needs. The study combines rich …

The research first summarizes the theoretical mechanism of digital finance to improve
financial efficiency and sustainability; then, it proposes three hypotheses. After that, a DEA …

The broad inclusiveness of digital inclusive finance is essential for promoting coordinated
regional development. This paper focuses on the impact of digital inclusive finance on …

Empowering women requires a multidimensional and holistic approach that encompasses
the social, political, and economic aspects of women's development. Economic …

We use randomized interest rates, offered across eighty geographically distinct regions for
twenty-nine months by Mexico's largest microlender, to sketch the adjustment from a price …