Markets, microfinance and inclusion
This theme examines the social and cultural influences upon the operation of markets in developing countries, with a particular focus on microfinance, and analyses how and when markets bring tangible benefits to society or are a source of exclusion and marginalisation.
Research Projects associated with this Theme:
- Financial services, social networks and financial practices: investigating use and impact. Part 1
- Impact assessment of financial market development through the lens of complexity theory
- Systematic review of the impact of microcredit on the income of poor people
- Financial innovation and policy development in low and middle income countries
- Understanding changing use in Kenya’s financial service markets: Quantitative analysis
- Financial sector deepening Kenya: Impact assessment
