There are historical and institutional reasons behind our economic problems like poverty and environmental damage but it is not acceptable if they persist in years to come. The strategic use of information by individual economic agents establishes a biasing effect on our economy. In case of...

This article proposes to analyze Grameen Bank operational system and its own evolution, illustrating the values that support this economics theory and the innovations that microcredit brings to the understanding of economics and banking phenomena.

Is possible to think the credit access like a human right? Eventually, to practice an approach of this type, is it sostenibile from the entrepreneurial and social point of view? These are the two challenges that the microcredit is defying.

Service was one of the main characteristics of the European Marriage Pattern in pre-industrial western Europe. During this stage of the life cycle adolescents could acquire the material assets and skills that were required to marry and start an independent household. Whilst in service, servants...

Este documento estudia el impacto del sector bancario sobre variables sociales en Colombia, y busca identificar cómo la diferencia en el desarrollo de las instituciones bancarias a nivel municipal influye sobre la prosperidad económica y social de hogares de bajos recursos y de las empresas en...

Con base en la información utilizada para Bogotá a nivel de sector censal sobre el número de oficinas bancarias en cada uno de ellos, y después de controlar por diversas variables, se encuentra evidencia de que las entidades bancarias están sub-representadas en las áreas de la ciudad donde...

There are few studies of the social and economic consequences of remittances from migrant workers on poverty and inequality in their home country until recently, especially in Haiti. The known amount of remittances sent to Haiti by the Haitian diaspora has surpassed one billion U.S. dollars in...