On October 31, J-PAL’s Finance Sector and IPA’s Financial Inclusion Program co-hosted a Twitter chat as part of the Center for Financial Inclusion’s Financial Inclusion Week (#FinclusionWeek).We invited people on Twitter to ask us anything about the evidence in financial inclusion, and we received questions on a range of topics.We answered questions about studies in the Philippines, evidence on expanding financial education among disadvantaged populations, digital financial services, microcredit, and more.

IPA Myanmar participated in the workshop to design the impact evaluation of Myanmar’s National Community Driven Development Project.

Innovations for Poverty Action (IPA), with co-organizer the Buffett Institute’s Global Poverty Research Lab (GPRL), hosted its Third Annual Researcher Gathering to bring together researchers in financial inclusion and social protection for a two-day event at Northwestern University.At the meeting, researchers informally discussed research in financial inclusion and household finance in the United States and around the world.Researchers also shared new research on social safety nets, cash transfers, targeting, and livelihood development. EVENT DETAILS TIME  October 27, 2017 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM CDT October 28, 2017 9:00 AM - 3:00 PM CDT LOCATION  Northwestern University James L.