Pakistan

Credit, Growth and Resilience: Evidence from Floods in Pakistan (JMP)

I examine how microcredit affects growth and resilience. While credit can fuel growth and investment, it may also exposes borrowers to heightened risk, making its effect on resilience ambiguous. Focusing on Pakistan’s SUCCESS program, I leverage a …

Female community-driven development and empowerment: An RCT in Pakistan

We study the impact of a community-driven development (CDD) program targeting only women on social, political, and economic empowerment. Our intervention combines social mobilization and support packages for poor households. We randomized the …