Designing Better Microfinance
A symposium designed to explore the latest thinking from microfinance practitioners and academics on improving microfinance programs.
Jonathan Morduch, Associate Professor of Public Policy and Economics, Wagner Graduate School of Public Service, New York University presented the keynote address. The conference focused on designing microfinance to address education and health goals and addressing behavioral issues in microfinance.
This symposium was funded through the generosity of the Hudak family. James B. Hudak is a member of the Ford School Committee and Mary Hudak is a postulant for the Episcopalian priesthood.
Participating Presenters:
Nava Ashraf, Harvard Business School
Alexander Counts, President, Grameen Foundation USA
Chris Dunford, President, Freedom from Hunger
Mary Houghton, President, Shorebank Corporation
Dean Karlan, Yale University
Jonathan Morduch, New York University
Dean Yang, University of Michigan