• Making insurance markets work for the poor : microinsurance policy, regulation and supervision; evidence from five country case studies 

  Bester, Hennie; Chamberlain, Doubell; Hougaard, Christine (CGAP Working Group on Microinsurance, 2009)

  This document presents the executive summary and guidelines based on five country case studies on the role of regulation in the development of microinsurance markets. The objectives of this project were to map the experience ...
• Competition Principles Under Threat : IDRC Pre-ICN Forum on Competition and Development, Zurich, 2 June 2009; record of the proceedings 

  Wermelinger, Martin; Joekes, Susan; Ruscio, Miriam (Swiss Institute for International Economics and Applied Economic Research, University of St. Gallen, CH, 2009)

  Both developing and industrialized country governments have been forcing mergers, bailing out failing firms, rolling back procurement rules, requiring banks to allocate credit preferentially to domestic firms, and authorizing ...
• Trade liberalization and poverty : a CGE analysis of the 1990s experience in Africa and Asia 

  Cockburn, John; Decaluwé, Bernard; Robichaud, Véronique (Poverty and Economic Policy (PEP) Research Network, 2008)

  This volume emphasizes that trade liberalization does not take place in isolation. In particular, when tariffs are reduced, governments must either compensate for the loss of tax revenue by raising other taxes, or reduce ...
• Trade and poverty in the developing world 

  Cockburn, John; Giordano, Paolo (Poverty and Economic Policy (PEP) Research Network, 2008)

  The Poverty and Economic Policy (PEP) Network promotes the monitoring and measurement of poverty in its multiple dimensions. It supports research on the impact of past policies and those considered for the future. It ...
• Broken promises : a G-20 summit; report by Global Trade Alert 

  Evenett, Simon J. (Centre for Economic Policy Research (CEPR), London, GB, 2009)

  Global Trade Alert (GTA) provides information on state interventions during the global downturn (2008) that affect foreign commerce. It identifies the trading partners likely to be harmed by these measures. GTA has ...
• Labor supply responses to adverse shocks under credit constraints : evidence from Bukidnon, Philippines 

  Hazel Jean Malapit; Jade Eric Redoblado; Deanna Margarett Cabungcal-Dolor; Jasmin Suministrado (PEP Research Network, 2006)
• Seguro informal : perspective de um regulador 

  Chamberlain, Doubell; Bester, Hennie; Hougaard, Christine (Centre for Financial Regulation and Inclusion (CENFRI), Cape Town, ZA, 2009)
• Formando um mercado para microsseguro : o sucesso e o fracasso de diferentes canais de provimento 

  Chamberlain, Doubell; Bester, Hennie; Hougaard, Christine (Centre for Financial Regulation and Inclusion (CENFRI), Cape Town, ZA, 2009)
• Arriscar ou segurar? : entender a decisão sobre comprar microsseguro 

  Chamberlain, Doubell; Bester, Hennie; Hougaard, Christine (Centre for Financial Regulation and Inclusion (CENFRI), Cape Town, ZA, 2009)
• Papel da política, regulação e supervisão ao fazer os mercados de seguros atenderem as pessoas de baixa renda : resumo executivo e diretrizes emergentes 

  Chamberlain, Doubell; Bester, Hennie; Hougaard, Christine (Centre for Financial Regulation and Inclusion (CENFRI), Cape Town, ZA, 2008)
• O que é microsseguro e por que ele é importante? : a base lógica para o microsseguro a partir da perspectiva de um regulador 

  Chamberlain, Doubell; Bester, Hennie; Hougaard, Christine (Centre for Financial Regulation and Inclusion (CENFRI), Cape Town, ZA, 2009)
• Créer un marché de la micro-assurance : la réussite et l'échec de différents canaux d'offre 

  Chamberlain, Doubell; Bester, Hennie; Hougaard, Christine (Centre for Financial Regulation and Inclusion (CENFRI), Cape Town, ZA, 2009)
• Assurance informelle : le point de vue du régulateur 

  Chamberlain, Doubell; Bester, Hennie; Hougaard, Christine (Centre for Financial Regulation and Inclusion (CENFRI), Cape Town, ZA, 2009)
• Garantir un avantage réciproque : le rôle et la réglementation des assureurs détenus par des membres 

  Chamberlain, Doubell; Bester, Hennie; Hougaard, Christine (Centre for Financial Regulation and Inclusion (CENFRI), Cape Town, ZA, 2009)
• Prendre le risque ou s’assurer ? : comprendre la décision d’achat de micro-assurance 

  Chamberlain, Doubell; Bester, Hennie; Hougaard, Christine (Centre for Financial Regulation and Inclusion (CENFRI), Cape Town, ZA, 2009)
• Rôle de la politique, de la réglementation et de la supervision faire en sorte que les marchés de l'assurance fonctionnent pour les pauvres : résumé opérationnel et directives émergentes 

  Chamberlain, Doubell; Bester, Hennie; Hougaard, Christine (Centre for Financial Regulation and Inclusion (CENFRI), Cape Town, ZA, 2008)
• Informal insurance : a regulator’s perspective 

  Chamberlain, Doubell; Bester, Hennie; Hougaard, Christine (Centre for Financial Regulation and Inclusion (CENFRI), Cape Town, ZA, 2009)

  Evidence from a range of countries shows that much of microinsurance is provided in an informal and unregulated way. Issues for consideration in designing a regulatory response to informality are outlined in this ‘focus ...
• Ensuring mutual benefit : the role and regulation of member-owned insurers 

  Chamberlain, Doubell; Bester, Hennie; Hougaard, Christine (Centre for Financial Regulation and Inclusion (CENFRI), Cape Town, ZA, 2009)

  This document is part of a five-country study on the role of policy, regulation and supervision in microinsurance for the poor. It deals with member-owned organisations that provide a form of risk pooling or insurance ...
• Risk it or insure it? : understanding the microinsurance purchase decision 

  Chamberlain, Doubell; Bester, Hennie; Hougaard, Christine (Centre for Financial Regulation and Inclusion (CENFRI), Cape Town, ZA, 2009)

  This focus note explores the factors that influence people in decision making towards buying insurance. The analysis draws on evidence from five country studies (Colombia, India, the Philippines, South Africa and Uganda) ...
• Making a market for microinsurance : the success and failure of different channels of delivery 

  Chamberlain, Doubell; Bester, Hennie; Hougaard, Christine (Centre for Financial Regulation and Inclusion (CENFRI), Cape Town, ZA, 2009)

  This document is part of a five-country study on the role of policy, regulation and supervision in making microinsurance work for the poor. It highlights key model categories and salient features that may help in understanding ...

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