Innovations in insuring the poor: Microfinance and unexpected consumption expenditures

Questions in development economics often focus on the poor’s limited access to capital and, in particular, on their high interest rate for borrowing. Despite this high price for capital, many poor households borrow substantial amounts for production and consumption. This situation suggests that the...

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Main Author: Hornbeck, Richard
Format: Brief
Language:Inglés
Published: International Food Policy Research Institute 2009
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Online Access:https://hdl.handle.net/10568/161914

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