Can scoring models help microfinance lenders in poor countries as much as they have helped credit-card lenders in rich … countries? I model the probability that loans from a microlender in Bolivia had arrears of 15 days or more. Although arrears in … microfinance depend on many factors difficult to include in statistical models, I find that inexpensive data does indeed have some …

This paper takes stock with the results of utility privatization in Bolivia. This paper deals with the process of … electricity industry has indeed lessen poverty levels in urban Bolivia by making this utility more accessible to larger segments … of the urban population. The same cannot be said, however, about rural Bolivia. The results show that coverage has …

administrative decentralization. Overall the decentralization process in Bolivia can be seen as an important step towards … October 2003 show, the decentralization laws alone didn?t solve the economic and social problems in Bolivia. …

impossible. This is also the situation in Bolivia where there exist urban household surveys and nationally representative DHS … incomes from assets in the DHS, and is able to generate new information on poverty and inequality in Bolivia. …

Bolivia. A second important factor is the age of the head of household. Young families are considerably more vulnerable than …

This paper analyzes reforms and counter-reforms in Bolivia in recent decades and their effects on the policymaking … process (PMP) and productivity. Bolivia's PMP has shifted from a formal representative democracy to a "participative and …

over a longer time period impossible. This is also the situation in Bolivia where there exist urban household surveys and … poverty and inequality in Bolivia. …

This paper presents an analysis of the decentralization process that has been taking place in Bolivia over the last … for a final section on recommendations for public investment in Bolivia. …