Here are the articles and blogs we've been perusing over the past few weeks. Let us know if we have missed any essential must-reads in that time via comments.
- Cash transfers vs. microloans on the GiveWell blog
- Mexico's Housing Development --where poor people won't live (video)
- IFC reports huge unmet demand for microfinance
- The state of microcredit by David Roodman
- The end of absolute poverty is closer than you think by Charles Kenny (in the Globe and Mail)
- How the internet reinforces inequality
- Inequality, not poor schools, explains low U.S. test scores
- Income inequality in the US-- check your block with this interactive map
- Life at the margins of America's financial mainstream
- Can the Payday Loan be Reinvented?
Editor's Note:
If you were hoping that the faiV would be a pleasant distraction from the overwhelming flow of AI-related content, sorry. For the record, the faiV had “ai” built in before Anthropic existed. And a housekeeping note: we’ve finally jumped ship from Mailchimp to NYU’s mailing platform—I guess if you’re reading this it’s been a seamless transition and if you’re not, well, you’re not. Feedback on the faiV’s content and format and delivery methods is always welcome, just drop me an email.
- Tim Ogden