With tens of millions of citizens receiving cash transfers from social programs each month, Latin America and Caribbean governments have long sought ways to improve payment delivery and boost financial inclusion to improve savings, access to credit, and overall welfare. One attempted solution is encouraging recipients to open bank accounts to receive digital cash transfer … [Read more...] about Can Digital Payments Boost the Impact of Social Programs?
Karla Hernández
Karla Hernández is a PhD candidate in economics at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. Her research interests focus on the intersection of public, labor, and development economics. She holds a master’s degree in economics of public policy from Barcelona School of Economics and a bachelor’s degree in economics from University of Costa Rica. Before her doctoral studies, she was a Research Fellow at the Inter-American Development Bank and a Research Associate at Innovations for Poverty Action.