Introduction to Household Finance – Part 2
Part 2 of a two-part series on the learnings and takeaways from a Household Finance course.
Introduction to Household finance – Part 1
Part 1 of a two-part series on the learnings and takeaways from a Household Finance course.
Why does account usage remain low? A few insights from the field
A few insights from the field on possible reasons for low account usage.
Between the state of Access and Use in India: Some observations from the Global Findex
Insights from the India sample of the Global Findex 2017.
Customising financial services
Future financial services providers will be akin to general physicians, who bear great responsibility for the health of their patients. Such a prescriptive approach would minimise instances of unsuitable advice.
Conversations with the newly banked in Indian cities
Initially, Kanhaiya[i] was wary of speaking to us. He was clutching his wallet tightly and declared upfront that he would not be showing us his ATM card.
The Nature of Financial Advice for Low-income Households
I was at an excellent behavioural finance conference organised by the Michigan University’s Centre on Finance, Law & Policy last week.
Developing the Natural Catastrophe Risk Insurance Market for Low-Income Households in India
Natural disasters leave behind them a tale of death and destruction that affects the economy on the whole and severely impacts communities, especially low-income households, which bear its brunt.
District-level Assessment of Credit Depth in Uttar Pradesh
In this post we assess the state of bank credit depth for the state of Uttar Pradesh (UP) and the variation in credit depth across the 75 districts of UP during the 2004-12 period.
Agricultural Markets: Five Opportunities for Innovation After Demonetisation
Due to the demonetisation of currency and recall of the currency notes of Rs. 500 and Rs. 1000 denominations announced by the government there was some panic in the initial days and the mandis were closed for some days.