Dr. Haase has researched microcredit, the informal economy, and gender issues in Central America, South Asia, and Central Europe. He has worked in the NGO sector and lobbied Congress on poverty-related issues. The author would like to thank Wisconsin Coordinating Council on Nicaragua (WCCN), La Fundación Internacional para el Desafío Económico Global (FIDEG), the MFIs of ASOMIF, and Professor Soren Hauge for their support and guidance on this project.