Read Chapter 6 in Poor Economics (required)
Videos 1-2 (below): Will deepen your understanding of Chapter 6, but not required (optional).
Readings 1 (below): Will deepen your understanding of Chapter 6, but not required (optional).
Question of the Day: Why is there such a low supply of insurance in India?
Discussion with Hopkins
Work on social enterprise project with Smith
Poor Economics Website
Data set: This 18-country data set may give you evidence to support your ideas.
Studies: These consumption studies may help you prepare too.
Videos
Readings
Besley, Timothy. "Nonmarket Institutions for Credit and Risk Sharing in Low Income Countries."Journal of Economic Perspectives 9, no. 3 (1995): 115–27.