Various interesting links

10/16/2012

1. Easterly and Sacks speaking together! It seems like Candy Crowly should be moderating. Can I be an undecided voter with a question?

2. Selective blindness of rape culture. Or: I bet you didn't know the story behind this image.

3. Economic empowerment and mascara.

Hat tip: NAJ

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Emilia link

10/18/2012 04:18:46 am

Who/what is NAJ?

Also, did the debt aspect of the Avon ladies worry you? It definitely seems risky, and with so many women peddling lipstick, for every one that managed to put food in front of her kids, I wonder how many ended up worse off...

I wonder if the information that these ladies have about their neighbors' & friends' repayment could be leveraged where formal credit-bureaus are absent (i.e. most places)!

Aine Seitz McCarthy link

10/18/2012 12:57:39 pm

Yeah, it does seem a bit risky at points, especially here: "So if I want to keep my name in the clean I will do whatever it takes - sacrifice my commission, use my family money, even borrow from loan sharks to pay Avon." It's sort of an opportunity to let women take on some of the risk of their neighbors, given that they have good information about them, but it certainly may not always end up so pretty.

NAJ is an economist friend.

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