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Research Paper #16 assesses the impact of educational intervention on knowledge, attitude and willingness-to-pay for health insurance using occupational solidarity. It also explores the views of relevant actors on occupational solidarity-based health insurance. Based on multiple regression analysis and experimental design, the combined results of the experiments indicate that the educational intervention has improved the knowledge and willingness to pay for health insurance among informal sector workers in Bangladesh.

In Senegal mutual health organizations (MHOs) have been present in the greater region of Thies for years. Despite their efforts and the benefits they bring to low-income population, in some areas, take up rates remain low. The authors of Research Paper #14 ran an insurance literacy module, communicating the benefits of health microinsurance and explaining MHOs work, to a randomly selected sample of households in the city of Thies. The effects of the training, and three vouchers offering refunds and additional education were evaluated using a randomized control trial. The authors find that the insurance literacy module had no impact on the demand for health microinsurance, but that their marketing intervention had a significant effect on the take up decisions of households.

This document reviews the impact of iSchool, an online multi-media eLearning package designed to cover the Zambian school curriculum by offering teacher plans and interactive learning for students.

This case study focuses on the inclusive business model of Duoc UC, a non-profit, private institution of higher education with 13 campuses in Chile. In contrast to five- or six-year university programmes, Duoc UC offers affordable two year technical degrees and four-year professional degrees as well as student loan financing through private banks and the government Credit Guaranteed by the State (CAE) program. The case describes the inclusive business model, the company's commercial drivers, results achieved as well as IFC's role and value add.

This study analyses survey answers from the G20 Challenge applicants on the regulatory obstacles they face in their businesses. It further summarizes how public policy can support business models that include people at the base of the pyramid as producers or suppliers (focusing on agriculture) and as customers (focusing on affordable housing, health, education and basic financial services).

This case study focuses on the inclusive business model of Ideal Invest S.A. (Ideal), a private provider of student loans in Brazil. Programme applicants are not required to have bank accounts, but must demonstrate, among other conditions, that their monthly family income is sufficient to meet loan payments. Interest rates vary according to programmes and courses, and participating universities share some of the costs in order to make the loans more affordable to students. The case describes the inclusive business model, the company's commercial drivers, results achieved as well as IFC's role and value add.

This paper discusses the relevance of innovation for development and several of the challenges that result for developing and emerging economies. It provides an overview of work conducted at the OECD Directorate of Science, Technology and Industry as well as an overview of work related to statistics and the availability of OECD databases on innovation that cover developing and emerging economies.

This report reviews how affordable private schools 'APS' try to strike a balance between education quality and fees charged. It outlines the strong correlation found between the fees that APS charge and the student learning outcome and it presents some of the performance indicators of the APS sector such as student learning outcome, teaching quality, financial performance, enrolment, fees and facilities based on the assessment data.

This case study focuses on the inclusive business model of Trustco Finance Proprietary (Pty) Ltd., which provides educational loans to students enrolled at the Institute for Open Learning (IOL)—the largest private distance-learning tertiary education institution in Namibia. The case describes the inclusive business model, the company's commercial drivers, results achieved as well as IFC's role and value add.

This case study focuses on the inclusive business model of Faculdade Mauricio de Nassau (FMN). Faculdade Mauricio de Nassau’s mission is to offer flexible, relevant, quality education at affordable prices. It targets low- and middle-income students in north and north-eastern Brazil, a region where private sector options for education are minimal despite relatively rapid economic growth. The case describes the inclusive business model, the company's commercial drivers, results achieved as well as IFC's role and value add.