Tom Wein

Tom Wein is a research associate at the Busara Center for Behavioral Economics, where he leads academic and advisory research projects on governance, conflict and human decision-making. The Busara Center advances and applies behavioral science in pursuit of poverty alleviation. 

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Do Peer-to-Peer Lenders Understand Risk?

A growing number of novice investors are starting to lend to their peers on digital platforms. New research out of Kenya suggests that providers may need to fundamentally rethink how they inform these lenders about risk.