How is microfinance being regulated in Latin America?

Risk Attitudes and Well-Being in Latin America

Risk Attitudes and Well-Being in Latin America A common premise in both the theoretical and policy literatures on development is that people remain poor because they are too impatient to save and too risk averse to take the sort of chances needed to accumulate wealth. The empirical literature, however, suggests that this assumption is far from proven. We report on field experiments designed to ...

Great expectations: Microfinance and poverty reduction in Asia and Latin America

How to organize science and technology information in Latin America?

To better guide science and technology policies, it is required high quality and updated information on organizations, researchers, projects and products. The growth of the Internet use in research has provided more information on these aspects; however, the volume of data made more difficult the methods for processing and organizing them in a way useful to understand and make informed decision...

Retinal Research in Latin America: How Did We Get Here?

Among the numerous contributions by the Pan-American Association of Ophthalmology (PAAO) to the improvement of ophthalmology in Latin America, it has played an invaluable role in the development of the retina and vitreous subspecialty in the region. The quality of the research published in Latin America demonstrates the development of the retina subspecialty at this region and also the worldwid...

Spotlight on Publications: Latin American Microfinance

The following selection presents some of the key publications focusing on the microfinance sector in Latin America. Addressing a variety of issues related to microfinance in the region, and highlighting examples from a diverse group of Latin American countries, the publications can be grouped into the following categories: Assessing Risk; Regulations and Regulatory Frameworks; Impact Evaluation...