3 papers
econ.GN2026
Structured Payment in Pawnshop Borrowing: Mandates vs. Choice
Francis J. DiTraglia, Craig McIntosh, Isaac Meza +2
Pawn loans offer borrowers a substantial degree of repayment flexibility in exchange for a harsh penalty in case of default: forfeit of collateral worth more than the loan amount a…
econ.GN2022
Skills and Liquidity Barriers to Youth Employment: Medium-term Evidence from a Cash Benchmarking Experiment in Rwanda
Craig McIntosh, Andrew Zeitlin
We present results of an experiment benchmarking a workforce training program against cash transfers for underemployed young adults in Rwanda. 3.5 years after treatment, the traini…
econ.GN2020
Using Household Grants to Benchmark the Cost Effectiveness of a USAID Workforce Readiness Program
Craig McIntosh, Andrew Zeitlin
We use a randomized experiment to compare a workforce training program to cash transfers in Rwanda. Conducted in a sample of poor and underemployed youth, this study measures the i…