This study investigates the best way to provide financing to firms in LICs that can unlock high growth.
A widely held view is that small firms in developing countries are prevented from making profitable investments by lack of access to credit and insurance markets. One solution is to provide repayment flexibility in credit contracts.
This project investigates the challenges that Ethiopian MSMEs face in adopting digital payment technologies.
Microfinance has become a widely used tool to provide credit to areas and populations that traditionally lack access to conventional banking services.
Micro-entrepreneurs represent the most common type of business in the world, and marketing is a primary means by which they earn their livelihoods.
Can female microentrepreneurs extend their working hours to seize additional business opportunities?
For almost half a century, microfinance has been seen as a powerful tool to improve access to credit for the poor.
This project investigates the types of constraints that microfirms face in relocating to more profitable parts of the city.
This project will investigate the labour supply decisions of micro-entrepreneurs and their effect on productivity and health.
Humanitarian programming in fragile economies often use unconditional cash transfers (UCT) to offset food-insecurity.