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Journal Article
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Part of Journal Special Issue
Horizontal Inequality: Persistence and Change
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With the second largest indigenous population by percentage in Latin America, Guatemala is an important case for understanding horizontal inequality and indigenous politics. This paper presents new analysis of survey data, allowing for consideration both of indigenous and ladino populations, as well...
Book Chapter
– Incorporating Insurance Provisions in Microfinance Contracts
From the book:
Insurance Against Poverty
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– Learning from Visa®?
We examine a simple extension to existing credit contacts for the poor (‘microfinance contracts’), that would allow financial institutions to provide repayment insurance to their clients. The proposed contract uses the repeated nature of loans to build credit records that borrowers in good standing...
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