Some of the most popular posts on this blog after the one in which I make available my handouts on linear regression and on causality and the one in which I make available my handout on how to do well in econ courses are the series of posts I wrote at the beginning of the year on microfinance.
In that spirit, I wanted to link to this excellent Guardian podcast on microfinance, which popularizes the key issues in coming up with an answer to whether microfinance help reduce poverty. The podcast features host Madeleine Bunting, academics Ha-Joon Chang and David Roodman, as well as CARE International’s Ajaz Khan and SKS Microfinance founder Vikram Akula.