A new working paper by World Bank economists is rightly provoking the ire of critics like @EconKilljoy, @gchelwa, @godwinmurunga, and @peripheralecon. The paper reports the results of a randomised controlled trial (RCT) that, in part, "encouraged" payment by disconnecting water if money was not received.

Kenya is ground zero for 'fintech', with dozens of apps mining customer data and pushing debt to Kenyans in need of short-term liquidity.

In a recent @BostonReview piece, @EmmaFlemingPark and I analyze the issue: bostonreview.net/class-inequali… Much of this is valorized as financial inclusion, but whatever merits may exist in digital lending, it's clear to many that the situation in Kenya has become a crisis.