-based lending product in a new market. In 2005, half of 104 slums in Hyderabad, India were randomly selected for opening of a branch … expenditure per capita. Expenditure on durable goods increased in treated areas, while expenditures on “temptation goods” declined …. We found no changes in any of the development outcomes that are often believed to be affected by microfinance, including …

Previous randomized studies have shown that addressing children's current learning gaps, rather than following an over … Pratham's approach to teaching children according to their actual learning level, in four Indian States. While this approach …

Level” methodology into elementary schools in India. The methodology consists of re-organizing instruction based on children … developed that successfully raised children's learning levels using scalable models in government schools …