Centre for Micro Finance

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Despite unprecedented financial inclusion efforts over the last decade, close to 40% of the adult population in India still does not have a bank account and lacks access to the basic suite of financial services that the developed parts of the World take for granted. Further, critical gaps remain in our understanding of how and what forms of financial access can be best used to fight poverty. Since

2005, the Centre for Micro Finance (CMF) has been filling in these knowledge gaps through rigorous research, knowledge dissemination and policy advocacy. CMF undertakes qualitative and quantitative research in four broad areas:

(i) Financial Inclusion
(ii) Livelihoods
(iii) Social Objectives
(iv) Policy and Regulation

A brief memo discussing some of our projects in these four focus areas: http://bit.ly/QONOhY

Our Thanjavur based RAs talk about their experience with soil testing in the field
15/09/2014

Our Thanjavur based RAs talk about their experience with soil testing in the field

A review of the research results from our in-house study: 'Self Help Group Bank Linkage: Through the Responsible Finance...
09/09/2014

A review of the research results from our in-house study: 'Self Help Group Bank Linkage: Through the Responsible Finance Lens'

How accurate is self-reported data on interest rates? Do low-income respondents know whether a loan is a good or bad dea...
03/09/2014

How accurate is self-reported data on interest rates? Do low-income respondents know whether a loan is a good or bad deal? Isabel Cohen discusses interest rates in the field

Our Thanjaur based RAs talk about populist politics and Amma backpacks in Tamil Nadu
27/08/2014

Our Thanjaur based RAs talk about populist politics and Amma backpacks in Tamil Nadu

Job opening at the IFMR LEAD
19/08/2014

Job opening at the IFMR LEAD

RESEARCH ASSOCIATE: POLICY RESEARCH STUDIES ON POVERTY AND LIVELIHOODS.IFMR LEAD is a research centre housed under The Institute for Financial Management and Research, one of India’s most prestigious business schools and academic institutions. Since its inception, IFMR’s mission has been focused on…

An insight from the Avaaj Otalo agricultural information project
18/08/2014

An insight from the Avaaj Otalo agricultural information project

10/07/2014

Our researchers highlights that limited formal ownership of material assets by women and a lack of understanding of their socio-economic and cultural constraints are key reasons for limited success of initiatives targeted at financial inclusion of women.

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05/06/2014

We may need to stop calling it the "shadow" economy, since off-the-books work, manufacturing, and services hidden from regulators and the taxman are the

04/06/2014
How does poverty impede cognitive function?
04/06/2014

How does poverty impede cognitive function?

Poverty impedes…Poverty Impedes Cognitive FunctionIn a brand new study, Poverty Impedes Cognitive Function, IFMR LEAD’s principal investigators Sendhil Mullainathan (Harvard) and Anandi Mani (Warwick) along with Eldar Shafir (Princeton) and Jiaying Zhao (UBC) explore why people who happen to be in p…

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