Daniel Rozas and David Roodman

Daniel Rozas and David Roodman
MIMOSA Project

Daniel Rozas is an independent microfinance consultant and co-founder of the MIMOSA project, and a staff member of the European Microfinance Platform (e-MFP). He is based in Brussels.

David Roodman is a development economist based in Washington, DC, and has been assisting in the MIMOSA project.

Articles by Daniel Rozas and David Roodman

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Sunday
December 27
2015

Daniel Rozas and David Roodman

Too Good to be True?: Is the Global Findex survey overstating growth in financial inclusion?

Since it was published a few weeks ago, the World Bank’s 2014 Global Findex report has made a splash in media around the world. It found that financial inclusion grew from 51 to 62 percent between 2011 and 2014, a shift that represents a total of 700 million people worldwide. But according to Daniel Rozas and David Roodman, there are reasons to be skeptical about this apparently massive growth.

Categories
Education, Impact Assessment

Tags
financial inclusion, impact measurement, research

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Daniel Rozas and David Roodman
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Too Good to be True?: Is the Global Findex survey overstating growth in financial inclusion?

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Articles by Daniel Rozas and David Roodman

Too Good to be True?: Is the Global Findex survey overstating growth in financial inclusion?

Daniel Rozas and David Roodman
MIMOSA Project