At Least Make Storytelling More Representative
4/15/10
Ryan Hahn writes for the World Bank PSD blog on What would a better PR campaign for microfinance look like?:
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Selection Bias: The Music Video
4/7/10
Sorry it's been so quiet around here. I've been engrossed in things that have not made me think new thoughts about microfinance. One is rewriting the 20-month-old chapter 1, which has been a pleasure. I know more now, and am more confident.
Kiva Is Not Quite What It Seems
10/2/09
[Update: Matt Flannery, CEO and Co-Founder of Kiva, replied to this post as a guest blogger. Kiva has also changed its site, and I have blogged more.]
This post is so long it needs an:
Executive Summary/Long Story Short
Boston Globe on Microfinance Impact Studies
9/20/09
The Boston Globe has an article today on what the latest impact studies tell us about microfinance. I really do think this article is well-done---clear-eyed and clearly written. But maybe I'm biased by being quoted in it.
Hammer Blows or Pinpricks? Stories vs. Statistics in Microfinance
7/22/09
It's been a tough season for the proposition that "microfinance is a proven and cost-effective tool to help the very poor lift themselves out of poverty and improve the lives of their families." In May came a randomized trial of microcredit in Hyderabad finding no impacts on poverty 15--18 months out.