Economist Jenny Aker of Tufts University discusses the results of a randomized study she conducted among refugees in the Democratic Republic of Congo. Aker looked at the impact of cash transfer versus vouchers on the type and variety of goods people purchased.  For the full story, click here: https://medium.com/financial-access-initiative/e448e1c31f91

Photo credit:  Georgina Goodwin for the World Bank

Jenny Aker - Cash vs. Vouchers in the DRC

Economist Jenny Aker of Tufts discusses her evaluation of Concern Worldwide's program to distribution unconditional cash transfers to the rural poor in Niger during a period of severe drought.  The transfers were delivered in the form of cash and mobile money.  Here, Aker discusses some of the results.  For the full story, click here: https://medium.com/financial-access-initiative/e448e1c31f91
Photo credit: Jordi Boixareu

Jenny Aker - Cash vs. Mobile Money for Women in Niger

Economist Jenny Aker of Tufts discusses some of the limits to take-up of a mobile money product in Niger that she uncovered during her research of transfers to poor women during a period of severe drought.  For the full story, click here: https://medium.com/financial-access-initiative/e448e1c31f91

Photo credit:  Emilio Labrador

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