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Mengatasi hambatan perempuan dalam mengadopsi layanan keuangan digital di Indonesia

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Layanan keuangan digital atau Digital Financial Services (DFS) semakin umum digunakan di kehidupan sehari-hari. Dengan demikian, penting untuk memastikan bahwa perempuan dan laki-laki bisa mendapatkan manfaat yang sama dari teknologi ini.
Three women are seated on a bench outside of a dwelling, one of whom holds a small child. Two women are seated next to the bench, peeling garlic over a large bowl.

Overcoming barriers to women’s adoption of digital financial services in Indonesia

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In Indonesia, various efforts, such as digital financial education programs, expansion of QR code utilization to different types of merchants, and onboarding women-owned businesses to e-commerce platforms, have been and continue to be implemented to increase women’s adoption of digital financial...
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Mejorando el acceso a las microfinanzas en Chile: Lecciones de una sólida colaboración con Fondo Esperanza

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Durante 4 años, la institución microfinanciera chilena Fondo Esperanza ha fortalecido una estrecha colaboración con la afiliada a J-PAL Natalia Rigol, el afiliado a J-PAL Benjamin Roth, y su equipo de investigación. Un documento de trabajo publicado recientemente ha resultado de la fructífera...
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Unpacking the evidence on social programs in sub-Saharan Africa

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J-PAL Africa recently concluded a five-part blog series providing evidence-informed perspectives on key debates in the fight against poverty in sub-Saharan Africa, highlighting lessons for policymakers.
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African Scholar Spotlight: Dr. Nkechi Owoo

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In this post we speak with Dr. Nkechi Owoo, a senior lecturer in the Department of Economics at the University of Ghana. Nkechi’s primary research interests relate to gender, health, demography, and poverty alleviation.
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Los efectos de las transferencias monetarias en el bienestar de las mujeres: Lecciones de la evidencia en América Latina

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Presentamos los resultados de algunas evaluaciones aleatorizadas y estudios cuasiexperimentales de programas de transferencias monetarias condicionadas y no condicionadas realizados en América Latina. Extraemos de las investigaciones algunas lecciones para los responsables de diseñar políticas...
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Challenges of fingerprinting: Will digital IDs revolutionise service delivery in sub-Saharan Africa?

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Can digital IDs and biometric data collection really revolutionise service delivery in Africa? Digital identification systems could assist the delivery of emergency relief programs by uniquely identifying individuals in the target countries, generating a cleaner and more precise database. However...
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Affiliate Spotlight: Tavneet Suri on the importance of locally-grounded research

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A weak internet connection did not stop J-PAL Africa Scientific Director Tavneet Suri from getting her point across in our interview: Good research is done with an ear to the ground and a connection to the community. Calling in from her home country of Kenya, Tavneet emphasized how important it is...