Research Projects

Member Research Projects

Larger, ongoing projects by senior and up-and-coming scholars in financial systems and poverty.

Francisco J. Buera

Roberto Rigobon

Robert M. Townsend

Gabriel de Abreu Madeira

Christopher Woodruff

Juliano Assunção

Bank Branching in Brazil Juliano Assunção \| Brazil	Evaluation of Financial Systems and their Impact on the Poor Robert M. Townsend \| Thailand, Mexico, Spain
Examining Financial Intermediation in Brazil Gabriel de Abreu Madeira \| Brazil	Examining Underinvestment in Agriculture Christopher Udry \| Ghana
Finding the Headwaters of Household Financial Assets Christopher Woodruff \| Sri Lanka	Graduating from Ultra Poverty: Evaluating the Effect of Services in Ghana Abhijit Banerjee \| Ghana
Micro Deposits and Their Macroeconomic Impact Roberto Rigobon \| Kenya	Quantitative Models of Financial Systems and Development Francisco J. Buera \| Global
Thai Enterprise Panel Survey (TEPS) Weerachart Kilenthong \| Thailand	The Adoption and Impact of Mobile Banking in Kenya Tavneet Suri \| Kenya

Smaller projects by leading experts or up-and-coming scholars in important sub-fields.

Emmanuel Maliti

Esteban Puentes

Tae Jeong Lee

Emily Breza

Joseph Kaboski

Arun Chandrasekhar, Cynthia Kinnan, Horacio Larreguy

An Empirical Analysis of the Financial Self-Help Groups in Tanzania Emmanuel Maliti \| Tanzania	Do Savings Improve Consumption Smoothing in the Presence of Limited Commitment and Hidden Income? Arun Chandrasekhar, Cynthia Kinnan, Horacio Larreguy \| India
Evaluation of Privatized Delivery Model for Savings and Internal Lending Committees (SILCs) Joseph Kaboski \| Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda	Increasing Savings by Beneficiaries of Mexico's Conditional Cash Transfer Program Enrique Seira \| Mexico
Outlining a Regional Approach to Financial Savings and Intermediation in Mexico Saide Aranzazu Salazar-Altamirano, Sirenia Vazquez Baez, Carlos Serrano \| Mexico	Savings and Intermediation in Chile Esteban Puentes \| Chile
Suffolk Banking System: Drawing Lessons from History for Monetary Policy Today Warren E. Weber \| USA	The Evolution of Financial Systems: Lessons from Advanced Industrialized Economies for Developing Economies Tae Jeong Lee \| Taiwan, South Korea
Using Monitors to Increase Savings: Evidence from a Field Experiment Emily Breza \| India

Bank Branching in Brazil Juliano Assunção \| Brazil	Evaluation of Financial Systems and their Impact on the Poor Robert M. Townsend \| Thailand, Mexico, Spain
Examining Financial Intermediation in Brazil Gabriel de Abreu Madeira \| Brazil	Examining Underinvestment in Agriculture Christopher Udry \| Ghana
Finding the Headwaters of Household Financial Assets Christopher Woodruff \| Sri Lanka	Graduating from Ultra Poverty: Evaluating the Effect of Services in Ghana Abhijit Banerjee \| Ghana
Micro Deposits and Their Macroeconomic Impact Roberto Rigobon \| Kenya	Quantitative Models of Financial Systems and Development Francisco J. Buera \| Global
Thai Enterprise Panel Survey (TEPS) Weerachart Kilenthong \| Thailand	The Adoption and Impact of Mobile Banking in Kenya Tavneet Suri \| Kenya

An Empirical Analysis of the Financial Self-Help Groups in Tanzania Emmanuel Maliti \| Tanzania	Do Savings Improve Consumption Smoothing in the Presence of Limited Commitment and Hidden Income? Arun Chandrasekhar, Cynthia Kinnan, Horacio Larreguy \| India
Evaluation of Privatized Delivery Model for Savings and Internal Lending Committees (SILCs) Joseph Kaboski \| Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda	Increasing Savings by Beneficiaries of Mexico's Conditional Cash Transfer Program Enrique Seira \| Mexico
Outlining a Regional Approach to Financial Savings and Intermediation in Mexico Saide Aranzazu Salazar-Altamirano, Sirenia Vazquez Baez, Carlos Serrano \| Mexico	Savings and Intermediation in Chile Esteban Puentes \| Chile
Suffolk Banking System: Drawing Lessons from History for Monetary Policy Today Warren E. Weber \| USA	The Evolution of Financial Systems: Lessons from Advanced Industrialized Economies for Developing Economies Tae Jeong Lee \| Taiwan, South Korea
Using Monitors to Increase Savings: Evidence from a Field Experiment Emily Breza \| India