The Last 500 Feet

The Last 500 Feet

January 12, 20138 mins

[Editor’s Note: Paul Polak, social entrepreneur and author of Out of Poverty, wrote this highly informative narrative of the problems (and some proposed solutions) in the rural transportation area…

Understanding moral hazards, moral imperatives and informal insurance

Understanding moral hazards, moral imperatives and informal insurance

May 31, 20123 mins

I recently re-read Chapter 6 of Poor Economics (Barefoot Hedge-Fund Managers) because I was looking for a savings intervention RCT. I haven’t found that RCT yet but a related story — about how the…

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