Finance Research
Prof. Caprio recommends: Africa’s evolving banking landscape webinar (July 28, 2021)
Africa’s evolving banking landscape July 28, 2021 9:00 AM to 10:00 AM EDT by the Peterson Institute for International Economics (PIIE) Be sure not to miss this amazing event by the PIIE on banking in Africa which will be held virtually on July 28, 2021 from 9:00 AM to 10:00 AM EDT. To register, please…
Read MoreProf. Caprio recommends: Reducing the compliance costs of regulation
Reducing the compliance costs of regulation Given the amount of regulations surrounding property sales around the world, this article shows how countries have progressed over time in reducing the costs associated with complying to those regulations. You can read the full article at this link. See our announcements View our online learning resources See other…
Read MoreProf. Caprio recommends: How China lends: A rare look into 100 debt contracts with foreign governments
How China lends: A rare look into 100 debt contracts with foreign governments Working Paper by the Peterson Institute for International Economics This working paper examines 100 China debt contracts with foreign governments in 24 developing countries in Africa, Asia, Eastern Europe, Latin America, and Oceania. It is an amazing read on how China uses…
Read MoreProf. Godlonton recommends: The Digital Identification and Finance Initiative in Africa – Funding Opportunity
J-PAL’s DigiFI Africa Invitation for Research Proposals on Digital IDs & Payments for Funding Here is a short summary on this opportunity from J-PAL’s website J-PAL affiliates and DigiFI invited researchers are invited to apply for proposal development grants, pilot and full RCT funding J-PAL affiliates and DigiFI invited researchers are invited to apply for…
Read MoreProf. Caprio recommends: The Promise of Fintech—Financial Inclusion in the Post-Covid Era
The Promise of Fintech: Financial Inclusion in the Post-Covid Era IMF Working Paper by Sahay et al, 2020 Be sure to read this paper. The following is a short summary on the paper that can be found at this link. “Technology is changing the landscape of the financial sector, increasing access to financial services in…
Read MoreProf Caprio recommends: Financial Policy and Inequality: COVID-19 and Beyond (12/07/2020)
Financial Policy and Inequality: COVID-19 and Beyond The Peterson Institute (PIIE), the IMF, and the Council on Economic Policies (CEP) are hosting a three-part series on “Central Banking and Inequality—COVID-19 and Beyond” in December starting on the 7th. Be sure to register and get more information about the webinar series at this link so that…
Read MoreCovid and the Future of Microfinance with Insights from Pakistan, recommended by Prof. Caprio
What’s the future of microfinance in a post-Covid world? A group of six researchers explores the impacts of recent months on the microfinance sector in Pakistan, and recommends policies for how to help microfinance, and the people it helps, weather the storm.
Read MoreCourse Text: Principles of Microeconomics
This book by Gregory Mankiw is one of the core texts used in recent years for CDE orientation, and is also a reference text for “Public Economics,” a core course taught in the fall.
Read MoreBook: Entrepreneurial Economics: Bright Ideas for the Dismal Science
This book by Alex Tabarrok of the quirky and insightful blog Marginal Revolution brings together some of the great insights of economics research of the recent decades, from governments buying out patents and putting them in the public domain to how to think about the market for organ donation.
Read MoreExecutive Summary: “Measuring the Impact of Microfinance in Hyderabad, India”
This executive summary from JPAL provides a synopsis of the microcredit intervention that finds mediocre effects of microcredit, perhaps because loosening credit constraints doesn’t help much if not everyone is cut out to be an entrepreneur.
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