IPA and the Buffett Institute’s Global Poverty Research Lab at Northwestern University are hosting the 4^th Annual Researcher Gathering on Financial Inclusion and Social Protection in Evanston, Illinois from April 26-27, 2019.

This gathering is an invitation-only event which will provide a forum to present and discuss early results and recent working papers on financial inclusion and social inclusion research from the United States and abroad, including new work on household finance, consumer protection, savings and payments, women’s financial inclusion, social safety nets, cash transfers, labor market programs, youth employment, livelihood development, and targeting.

The 4^th Annual Researcher Gathering on Financial Inclusion and Social Protection invites expressions of interest for presentations from researchers with new work on these topics. If you are interested in submitting a contribution, please email financialinclusion@poverty-action.org for more information.