Bram Thuysbaert
Biographic Data
| ID | 6788595 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Bram Thuysbaert |
| GIVEN NAMES | Bram |
| FAMILY NAME | Thuysbaert |
| SIGNATURE | THUYSBAERT B |
| AFFILIATIONS | KU Leuven |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 3 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 1 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 3 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2007 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2019 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Targeting Ultra-Poor Households in Honduras and Peru
For policy purposes, it is important to understand the relative efficacy of various methods to target the poor. Recently, participatory methods have received particular attention. We examine the effectiveness of a hybrid two-step process that combines a participatory wealth ranking and a verification household survey, relative to two proxy means tests (the Progress out of Poverty Index and a housing index), in Honduras and Peru. The methods we ex…
Impact of savings groups on the lives of the poor
Significance We conducted a large randomized evaluation of a savings-led microfinance program across three countries. This evaluation provides important evidence on the impact of a popular development intervention on the lives of low-income households in rural communities by looking at its effects on usage of financial services, microenterprise activity, income, female empowerment, consumption, and the ability to cope with shocks.
Inference for the measurement of poverty in the presence of a stochastic weighting variable
Inference for the measurement of poverty in the presence of a stochastic weighting variable
Impact of savings groups on the lives of the poor
Significance We conducted a large randomized evaluation of a savings-led microfinance program across three countries. This evaluation provides important evidence on the impact of a popular development intervention on the lives of low-income households in rural communities by looking at its effects on usage of financial services, microenterprise activity, income, female empowerment, consumption, and the ability to cope with shocks.
Targeting Ultra-Poor Households in Honduras and Peru
For policy purposes, it is important to understand the relative efficacy of various methods to target the poor. Recently, participatory methods have received particular attention. We examine the effectiveness of a hybrid two-step process that combines a participatory wealth ranking and a verification household survey, relative to two proxy means tests (the Progress out of Poverty Index and a housing index), in Honduras and Peru. The methods we ex…
Economics (2 works) · Income, Poverty, and Inequality (2 works) · Microfinance and Financial Inclusion (2 works) · Agricultural risk and resilience (1 work) · Artificial Intelligence (1 work) · Bivariate analysis (1 work) · Business (1 work) · Computer Science (1 work) · Consumption (sociology) (1 work) · Demographic economics (1 work)