Financial Sector Activities and Instruments and Poverty Reduction

09:20 - 10:55

Research Based Policy/Policy Based Research

Robert Townsend, University of Chicago, USA

09:20 - 10:55

Entrepreneurship and Financial Constraints: The Case of Nicaragua

Luis Tejerina, IDB

09:20 - 10:55

Testing for Credit Constraints in Entrepreneurship

Sam Schulhofer-Wohl, University of Chicago, USA

Comments: 

Carlos Guaipatín, IDB

11:10 - 12:25

Financial Structure and Inequality: Evidence from Peru

Mauro Alem, IDB  

11:10 - 12:25

Exploring the Financial Situation of Chileans: New Micro Evidence from Gran Santiago

Robert Townsend and Sergio Urzua, University of Chicago, USA  

 01:55 - 03:40

Insurance for the Poor 

Stefan Dercon, University of Oxford, UK

Comments: 

Mark Wenner, IDB

03:55 - 03:40

Savings and Deposit Services for the Poor

Loïc Sadoulet

Comments:

Javier Gavito Mohar, Banco del Ahorro Nacional y Servicios Financieros. BANSEFI