August 2022 | What's new on our website Extreme temperatures and firms' loan defaults in Mexico World Bank research The long-term impact of high school financial education: Evidence from Brazil Our eclectic guide to recent research of interest Training, communications patterns, and spillovers inside organizations Upcoming events and miscellanea Call for papers: Entrepreneurship, Finance and Innovation Symposium |
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June 2022 | What's new on our website Fintech and the future of finance World Bank research Globally engaged firms in the COVID-19 crisis Our eclectic guide to recent research of interest Barriers to public pension program participation in a developing country Upcoming events and miscellanea Call For Papers: CEMLA/Dallas Fed Financial Stability Workshop |
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April 2022 | What's new on our website World Bank research Firm resources, strategies, and survival and growth during COVID-19 Our eclectic guide to recent research of interest Indirect effects of access to finance Upcoming events and miscellanea Call for papers: Annual Bank Conference on Development Economics 2022 – Recovery, Reform, and Business Environment |
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February 2022 | What's new on our website World Bank research Bureaucrats, Tournament Competition, and Performance Manipulation: Evidence from Chinese Cities Our eclectic guide to recent research of interest Impact evaluation of microenterprise business grants vs. unconditional cash transfers Upcoming events and miscellanea Call for papers: Annual Bank Conference on Development Economics 2022 – Recovery, Reform, |
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December 2021 | What's new on our website World Bank research Competition and firm recovery post-COVID-19 Our eclectic guide to recent research of interest Unlocking the benefits of credit through savings Upcoming events and miscellanea Call for papers: European Financial Management Association 2022 Annual Meeting |
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October 2021 | What's new on our website World Bank research The anatomy of index rebalancings: Evidence from transaction data Our eclectic guide to recent research of interest Big loans to small businesses: Predicting winners and losers in an entrepreneurial lending experiment Upcoming events and miscellanea 2022 University of Oklahoma Energy and Climate Finance Research Conference |
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August 2021 |
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What's new on our website World Bank research Efficient irrigation and water conservation: Evidence from South India Our eclectic guide to recent research of interest Upcoming events and miscellanea Norges Bank-CEPR Workshop "Frontier Research in Banking" |
June 2021 | What's new on our website Why did some countries’ workforces fare better than others in the early pandemic? World Bank research Expansionary austerity: Reallocating credit amid fiscal consolidation Our eclectic guide to recent research of interest Multinationals, monopsony, and local development: Evidence from the United Fruit Company Upcoming events and miscellanea VoxDevLit on microfinance |
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April 2021 | What's new on our website World Bank research Aspirations and financial decisions: Experimental evidence from the Philippines Our eclectic guide to recent research of interest Upcoming events and miscellanea Call for papers: 20th Annual Bank Research Conference (FDIC) |
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February 2021 | What's new on our website World Bank research Improving business practices and the boundary of the entrepreneur Our eclectic guide to recent research of interest Upcoming events and miscellanea |
2020 Newsletters
December 2020 | What's new on our website Bank lending for inclusive growth: Incentives matter (Policy Research Talk) World Bank research The role of gender in agent banking: Evidence from the Democratic Republic of Congo Our eclectic guide to recent research of interest Is mobile money changing rural Africa? Evidence from a field experiment Upcoming events and miscellanea VoxDevLit on Training Entrepreneurs |
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October 2020 | What's new on our website - Empowering farmers to adopt agricultural recommendations World Bank research - Reassessing the evidence for 'Small business training doesn't work' Our eclectic guide to recent research of interest - Teaching labor laws: Evidence from a randomized control trial in South Africa Upcoming events and miscellanea - Call for papers: 2021 Research Conference on Bank Regulation "Lessons from COVID-19" |
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August 2020 | What's new on our website - Channeling capital flows to developing countries: Can international financial institutions help? World Bank research - Capital market financing and firm growth Our eclectic guide to recent research of interest - Liquidity creation by banks, investment, and growth Upcoming events and miscellanea - Financial Stability and the Coronavirus Pandemic |
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June 2020 | What's new on our website - Which jobs are most vulnerable to COVID-19? World Bank research - The transformative effects of privatization in China Our eclectic guide to recent research of interest - COVID-19 and the future of microfinance: Evidence and insights from Pakistan Upcoming events and miscellanea - Conference on Political Economy of Finance 2020 - Should Corporations Have a Social Purpose? |
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April 2020
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What's new on our website - Development policy and COVID-19 eSeminar series: Policies for small and informal firms World Bank research - China’s business environment and dual-track private sector development Our eclectic guide to recent research of interest - The impact of R&D tax credits on the quantity and quality of entrepreneurship Upcoming events and miscellanea - Database on COVID-19 finance sector related policy responses |
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February 2020 | What's new on our website - Using big data to expand financial services World Bank research - Bank capital and risk in Europe and Central Asia ten years after the crisis Our eclectic guide to recent research of interest - Do capital grants improve microenterprise productivity? Upcoming events and miscellanea - Digital money: Implications for emerging market and developing economies |
2019 Newsletters
December 2019 | What's new on our website - Global Financial Development Report 2019/2020 World Bank research - Bank regulation and supervision ten years after the global financial crisis Our eclectic guide to recent research of interest - Improving inventory management for mobile money agents Upcoming events and miscellanea - Calls for from the 10th International Conference of the Financial Engineering and Banking Society |
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October 2019 | What’s new on our website - Shortening supply chains for fruit and vegetable vendors in Bogota World Bank research - Self-employment and migration “FYI”: Our eclectic guide to recent research of interest - Gender discrimination in small business lending Upcoming Events and Miscellanea - 2nd Bank of Italy and Bocconi University Conference on Financial Stability and Regulation |
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August 2019 | What’s new on our website - Financial innovation and additionality World Bank research - The impact of mobile money on poor rural households: Experimental evidence from Uganda “FYI”: Our eclectic guide to recent research of interest - The impact of soft-skills training for entrepreneurs in Jamaica Upcoming Events and Miscellanea Call for papers |
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June 2019 | What’s new on our website - Improving management in Colombian firms through individual and group consulting World Bank research - Micro-equity for microenterprisesDoes automation in rich countries hurt developing ones? The rise of domestic capital markets for corporate financing “FYI”: Our eclectic guide to recent research of interest Upcoming Events and Miscellanea |
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March 2019 | What’s new on our website World Bank research - Active trading and (poor) performance: The social transmission channel “FYI”: Our eclectic guide to recent research of interest - The effects of higher bank capital requirements on credit in Peru Upcoming Events and Miscellanea Call for papers |
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January 2019 | What’s new on our website - Can bank capital substitute for supervision and oversight? World Bank research - Helping firms realize the benefits of (partial) formalization “FYI”: Our eclectic guide to recent research of interest - Spillover effects of a debit card rollout in Mexico Upcoming Events and Miscellanea Calls for papers |
2018 Newsletters (PDF)
November 2018 | Vol 21 No 6 | What’s new on our website - Ten years after Lehman: Where are we now? World Bank research - Courts and business registration: Evidence from Serbia “FYI”: Our eclectic guide to recent research of interest - The employment effects of faster payment: Evidence from the federal Quickpay reform Upcoming Events and Miscellanea Calls for papers |
September 2018 | Vol 21 No 5 | What’s new on our website - What drives the costs of financial intermediation around the world? World Bank research - Can government intervention make firms more investment-ready? “FYI”: Our eclectic guide to recent research of interest - When does advice impact startup performance? Upcoming Events and Miscellanea Conference announcements |
July 2018 | Vol 21 No 4 | What’s new on our website - Do consulting services promote small and medium enterprise growth? World Bank research - The impact of technical assistance for rural credit unions in Mexico “FYI”: Our eclectic guide to recent research of interest - Can state-owned bank lending raise the incomes of the poor? Evidence from Brazil Upcoming Events and Miscellanea Calls for papers |
May 2018 | Vol 21 No 3 | What’s new on our website - Banking with agents: Experimental evidence from Senegal World Bank research - The effects of cash transfers on adult labor market outcomes “FYI”: Our eclectic guide to recent research of interest - The full implications of political connections Upcoming Events and Miscellanea Calls for papers |
Vol 21 No 2 |
What’s new on our website - Do management interventions last? World Bank research - Man vs. machine in predicting successful entrepreneurs "FYI": Our eclectic guide to recent research of interest - Mobile phone usage data predicts loan repayment |
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Vol 21 No 1 |
What's new on our website - Failing to disclose information to consumers about financial products World Bank research - Are psychometric tools a viable screening method for small and medium-size enterprise lending? "FYI": Our eclectic guide to recent research of interest - Which features of formal jobs do workers value most? |
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