The recent collapse of several microfinance sectors as well as the current COVID-19 pandemic has given rise to a …

Like in many other countries, inclusive finance for inclusive growth has become a policy issue in Bangladesh following … services has increased. Both banks and microfinance institutions have contributed to higher intensity. A recent study shows … that around 40% of the adult population and 75% of households have access to financial services in Bangladesh. Several …

I examine the use of flexible savings-and-loan accounts offered by SafeSave, a microfinance institution serving poor … slum dwellers in Dhaka, Bangladesh. I find that 59 per cent of the clients co-hold, meaning that they borrow at high …

Bangladeshi microfinance institution that launched the Long Term Savings commitment product in 2009. First, we find that …

theoretical results using data from a household survey from Bangladesh. We show that various measures of expected income are …

employment levels during recessions. However, they can create inefficiency in the labor market, and might limit labor market …

care for a spouse has not been studied widely. We examine the effects of California's law on the employment of workers who … the paid leave program increased the employment of 45-64 year old women with a disabled spouse in California by around 0 …, with a 2.9 percentage point rise in private sector employment. The employment of men with a disabled spouse in California …

of other employment policies. …