Past activities
(From most recent to oldest)
December 20th, 2011 - CERMi Seminar - Prof. Laurent WEILL
Does Competition Influence Bank Failures?
Paper presentation by Prof. Laurent WEILL (Université de Strasbourg, France) from 12.30pm to 2.00pm, at Seminar Room R42.2.110 (ground floor, next to the elevators) of the Solvay Brussels School of Economics and Management (SBS-EM, ULB).
More information coming soon.
Please confirm your presence by December 15th to the CERMi Coordinator, Didier Toussaint (cermi@ulb.ac.be). Thank you.
December 9th, 2011 - CERMi Seminar - Knar KHACHATRYAN
Compulsory versus Voluntary Savings as Incentive Mechanism in Microlending Contracts
Paper presentation by Knar KHACHATRYAN (SKEMA Business School, Université de Nice Sophia Antipolis, GREDEGCNRS, France) from 3.00pm to 4.30pm, at the Salle des Conseils (ground floor) of the Warocqué Business School (FWEG, UMONS).
For more detailed information, please view/download the PDF announcement:
http://www.cermi.eu/documents/CERMiSeminar-9December2011-KnarKhachatryan.pdfPlease confirm your presence by December 5th to the CERMi Coordinator, Didier Toussaint (cermi@ulb.ac.be). Thank you.
December 2nd, 2011 - CERMi Seminar - Dr. Malika HAMADI
Competition among Microbanks: Financial and Social Trade-offs
Paper presentation by Dr. Malika HAMADI (Luxembourg School of Finance, Luxemburg) from 3.00pm to 4.30pm, at Seminar Room 204 (second floor) of the Warocqué Business School (FWEG, UMONS).
More information coming soon.
Please confirm your presence by November 28th to the CERMi Coordinator, Didier Toussaint (cermi@ulb.ac.be). Thank you.
November 29th, 2011 - RSAEM-CERMi Seminar - Dr. Helke WAELDE
To Switch or Not to Switch? Can Individual Lending Do Better in Microfinance Than Group Lending
This seminar is CANCELLED.
Paper presentation by Dr. Helke WAELDE (Johannes Gutenberg-University Mainz, Germany) from 12.30pm to 2.00pm, at Seminar Room R42.2.110 (ground floor, next to the elevators) of the Solvay Brussels School of Economics and Management (SBS-EM, ULB).
More information coming soon.
November 10th, 2011 - CERMi Seminar - Kristina CZURA
Does Flexibility in Microfinance Pay Off? Evidence from a Randomized Evaluation in Rural India
Paper presentation by Kristina CZURA (Goethe Universität Frankfurt, Germany) from 12.00 to 1.30pm, at Seminar Room 224 (second floor) of the Warocqué Business School (FWEG, UMONS).
For more detailed information, please view/download the PDF announcement:
http://www.cermi.eu/documents/CERMiSeminar-KristinaCzura-10November2011.pdfNovember 9th, 2011 - Ph.D. Thesis Defense - Koen ROSSEL-CAMBIER
Combined Microfinance and Socio-Economic Development – Outcomes: Economies of Scope or Combined Vulnerabilities?
Public Ph.D. Thesis Defense of CERMi researcher Koen ROSSEL-CAMBIER (Université de Mons, Belgium) at 4.30pm, at the Auditoire Hotyat (first floor, right-wing hallway) of the Warocqué Business School (FWEG, UMONS).
For more detailed information, please view/download the PDF announcement:
http://www.cermi.eu/documents/ThesisDefense-KoenRossel-Cambier-9Nov.2011.pdfNovember 8th, 2011 - EMP-CERMi Conference - Victor Chati Perez
Cooperativa Los Andes, an example of microfinance intervention in rural Peru
Presentation by Victor Chati Perez (Manager of the “Cooperativa de Ahorro y Credito LOS ANDES”, in Peru), at 6.00pm in the classroom R42.4.110 (level 4) of the Solvay Brussels School of Economics and Management (Université Libre de Bruxelles - ULB).
The conference, jointly organized by the European Microfinance Programme (EMP) and the Centre for European Research in Microfinance (CERMi), in partnership with the NGO SOS Faim, was held entirely in SPANISH.
For more detailed information, please view/download the PDF announcement:
http://www.cermi.eu/documents/EMP-CERMiConferenceinSpanish-VictorChatiPerez-8Nov2011.pdfOctober 25th, 2011 - CERMi Seminar - Prof. Silvia PRINA
Do Simple Savings Accounts Help the Poor to Save? Evidence from a Field Experiment in Nepal
Paper presentation by Prof. Silvia PRINA (Case Western Reserve University, USA) from 12.30pm to 2.00pm, at Seminar Room R42.2.110 (ground floor, next to the elevators) of the Solvay Brussels School of Economics and Management (SBS-EM, ULB).
For more detailed information, please view/download the PDF announcement:
http://www.cermi.eu/documents/CERMiSeminar-SilviaPrina-25October2011.pdfOctober 18th, 2011 - CERMi Seminar - Timothée DEMONT
Microfinance Mechanisms: Evidence from Observational Panel Data about Self-Help Groups in India
Paper presentation by Timothée DEMONT (Facultés universitaires Notre-Dame de la Paix, Namur, Belgium) from 12.30pm to 2.00pm, at Seminar Room R42.2.103 (ground floor, first on the left) of the Solvay Brussels School of Economics and Management (SBS-EM, ULB).
For more detailed information, please view/download the PDF announcement:
http://www.cermi.eu/documents/CERMiSeminar-TimotheeDemont-18October2011.pdfOctober 4th, 2011 - EMP-CERMi Conference - Prof. Malcolm HARPER
What's wrong with microfinance, and what should be done about it?
Presentation by Prof. Malcolm HARPER (Emeritus Professor of Enterprise Development at Cranfield School of Management, UK) at 6.00pm, in Conference Room R42.4.502 (second floor, front of the building) of the Solvay Brussels School of Economics and Management (SBS-EM, ULB).
For more detailed information, please view/download the PDF announcement:
http://www.cermi.eu/documents/EMP-CERMiConference-MalcolmHarper-4Oct2011.pdfSeptember 24th, 2011 - CEB-CERMi-ECARES Conference
Matthieu Ricard, author of numerous Buddhist philosophy books and personal friend (and interpreter for the french-speaking world) of the Dalai Lama, will join us on the Saturday 24th of September for a conference entitled “Justice, Altruism and Economy: which direction to take in regards to the Crisis? A dialogue on integration, justice and altruism in the economy and the business world”.This conference, co-organised by the three SBS-EM research centers (Centre Emile Bernheim - CEB, Center for European Research in Microfinance - CERMI, European Center for Advanced Research in Economics & Statistics - ECARES) and the non-lucrative organisation Emergences will see the world-renowned author exchange views with:
- VIP’s from the business world
Christian Jourquin - CEO Solvay SA
- and high-level European economists
Pr. Philippe Weil - Président de l’Observatoire Français des Conjonctures Economique
Bruno Roche - Special Advisor for the French presidency of the G20 on questions of social justice and globalisation & Chief economist at Mars Inc.
Pr. François Maniquet – Center for Operations Research & Econometrics
PRACTICAL INFO
When: Saturday 24th of September 2011 from 08.30 am to 01.00 pm
Where: Solvay Brussels School new building – 42, Avenue Franklin D. Roosevelt, 1050 Brussels
Registration Fee: 200 € - All profits will be used to support projects greenlighted by the NGO Emergences.
This price includes a welcome breakfast, the participation to the debate and a closing networking drink.
Register here
More Info on :
http://www.solvay.edu/news/post/solvay-brussels-school-welcomes-matthieu-ricard-interpreter-dalai-lamaSeptember 12-16th, 2011 - J-PAL Training
The Abdul Latif Jameel Poverty Action Lab (J-PAL, MIT) organized a Summer Course on Impact Evaluation at the Solvay Brussels School of Economics and Management (SBS-EM, ULB).
For more information, please visit: http://www.povertyactionlab.org/course
June 23rd, 2011 - CERMi-RSAEM Seminar - Dr. Supriya GARIKIPATI
Microcredit and Women’s Empowerment: Understanding Paradoxical Outcomes Through the Lens of Time Use Data
Paper presentation by Dr. Supriya Garikipati (University of Liverpool, UK) from 12.15pm to 1.45pm, at the Seminar Room R42.2.110 of the Solvay Brussels School of Economics and Management (ULB).
This seminar was jointly organized by the Centre for European Research in Microfinance (CERMi) and the Research Seminars in Applied Economics and Management (RSAEM).
Abstract: This paper examines the impact credit (targeted at women) has on male and female time use and uses this analysis to explore the linkages between microfinance and female empowerment. The argument is that time use is an important variable to study these linkages because if credit is expected to impact on livelihoods, then almost the first thing to shift will be the way an individual allocates his or her work time. Time use also captures both short term and long term changes and hence does not suffer from the time lag that some other impact variables do. Other than this, the additional advantage is that it is objectively measurable. Despite these advantages the microfinance evaluation literature has ignored time use. In addressing this gap, this paper makes an important contribution.
Please also check http://http://www.solvay.edu/research-seminars-ceb
June 20th, 2011 - CEB Brown Bag Seminar - Prof. Marek HUDON
Efficiency of Microfinance: Do Subsidies Matter?
Paper presentation by Prof. Marek Hudon (Université Libre de Bruxelles, CERMi) from 12.15pm to 1.45pm, at the Seminar Room R42.2.110 of the Solvay Brussels School of Economics and Management (ULB).
Please check http://www.solvay.edu/brown-bag-seminars
May 12th, 2011 - CEB Brown Bag Seminar - Jessica SCHICKS
The Over-indebtedness of Microfinance Customers: Empirical Evidence from Ghana
Paper presentation by Jessica Schicks (Université Libre de Bruxelles, CERMi) from 12.15pm to 1.45pm, at the Seminar Room R42.2.110 of the Solvay Brussels School of Economics and Management (ULB).
Please check http://www.solvay.edu/brown-bag-seminars
May 6th, 2011 - CERMi Research Seminar - Ludovic URGEGHE
Social Performance of the MIVs: What Are the Lessons Learned from the SRI Experience?
Paper presentation by Ludovic Urgeghe (Université de Mons, CERMi) from 4.00pm to 5.30pm, at the Salle des Conseils of the Faculté Warocqué d'Economie et de Gestion (UMONS).
For more infomation on the seminar, please check the PDF Announcement
May 5th, 2011 - CERMi Research Seminar - Dr. Emmanuelle DESMEDT
Subjectivities that matter. Harding’s standpoint theory explaining the gaps between female micro-borrowers’ experiences of self-employment and micro-finance employees’ perceptions of microfinance.
Paper presentation by Dr. Emmanuelle Desmedt (The University of York, UK, and CERMi visiting fellow) from 2.15 to 3.45 pm, at the Seminar Room R42.2.103 of the new Solvay Building (42, Av. F.D. Roosevelt - 1050 Brussels).
For more infomation on the seminar, please check the PDF Announcement
April 8th, 2011 - CERMi Research Seminar - Ritha SUKADI MATA
Analysis of Liquidity Risk in Microfinance: Comparing Migrants’ Deposits with Local Deposits in Mali
Paper presentation by Ritha Sukadi Mata (Université Libre de Bruxelles, CERMi) from 4.00pm to 5.30pm, at the Salle des Conseils of the Faculté Warocqué d'Economie et de Gestion (UMONS).
For more infomation on the seminar, please check the PDF Announcement
March 31st, 2011 - CEB Brown Bag Seminar - Ritha SUKADI MATA
Liquidity Risk Analysis in Microfinance: Comparing Migrants’ Deposits with Local Deposits in Mali
Paper presentation by Ritha Sukadi Mata (Université Libre de Bruxelles, CERMi) from 12.15pm to 1.45pm, at the Seminar Room R42.2.110 of the Solvay Brussels School of Economics and Management (ULB).Please check http://www.solvay.edu/brown-bag-seminars
March 23rd, 2011 - CERMi Publishing Seminar - Prof. Gary WEAVER
CERMi Publishing Seminar by Prof. Gary Weaver (University of Delaware, USA - Editor in Chief of Business Ethics Quarterly) from 12.30pm to 2.00pm, at the Seminar Room R42.2.110 of the Solvay Brussels School of Economics and Management (ULB).
This seminar is organized as part of the new Publishing Seminars in Management organized at Solvay Brussels School of Economics and Management.
For any question related to Solvay Publishing Seminars in Management, please contact Carine Peeters (Carine.Peeters@ulb.ac.be)
For more infomation on the seminar, please check the PDF Announcement
March 23rd, 2011 - CERMi Research Seminar
Ethics and Microfinance
Paper presentations by Prof. Marek Hudon (Université Libre de Bruxelles, Co-Director of CERMi), Dr. Joakim Sandberg (University of Gothenburg, Sweden - CERMi Associate Researcher), and Jessica Schicks (CERMi PhD Student) from 2.00pm to 5.00pm, at the Seminar Room R42.2.110 of the Solvay Brussels School of Economics and Management (ULB).
This seminar followed the publishing seminar with Prof. Gary Weaver (see here above).
For more infomation on the seminar, please check the PDF Announcement
March 11th, 2011 - CERMi Research Seminar - Dr. Simon CORNEE
Long-Term Relationships, Reciprocity and Hold Up in Microfinance: Experimental Evidence
Paper presentation by Dr. Simon Cornee (CREM CNRS / IAE IGR Université de Rennes 1) from 4.00pm to 6.00pm, at the Salle des Conseils of the Warocqué Business School (UMONS).
March 2nd, 2011 - CERMi Research Seminar - Prof. Hubert TCHAKOUTÉ
Les déterminants de la structure financière des institutions de microfinance
Paper presentation by Prof. Hubert Tchakouté (BEM - Bordeaux Management School) from 4.00pm to 6.00pm, at the Salle des Conseils of the Warocqué Business School (UMONS).
February 25th, 2011 - PhD Thesis Public Defense - Annabel VANROOSE
The Uneven Development of the Microfinance Sector
PhD Thesis Public Defense by Annabel Vanroose (Vrije Universiteit Brussel) on Friday 25th of February at 6.00pm at the Vrije Universiteit Brussel (VUB, Pleinlaan 2, 1050 Elsene) in building D room D2.01 (promotiezaal VUB). The defense will be followed by a reception at which you are all very welcome.
February 25th, 2011 - CERMi Research Seminar - Prof. B. GUTIÉRREZ NIETO
A Decision Support System for Financial and Social Investment
Paper presentation by Prof. Begoña Gutiérrez Nieto (Universidad de Zaragoza, Spain, & CERMi Associate Researcher) from 12.00 to 2.00pm, at the Seminar Room R42.2.110 of the Solvay Brussels School of Economics and Management (ULB).
Please view the announcement with all the details in PDF.
February 23rd, 2011 - Public Seminar - Annabel VANROOSE
The Uneven Development of the Microfinance Sector
Paper presentation by Annabel Vanroose (Vrije Universiteit Brussel) from 4.00pm to 5.30pm, at the Seminar Room R42.2.110 of the Solvay Brussels School of Economics and Management (ULB).
Public Seminar organized at the occasion of Annabel Vanroose's PhD public defense (on Feb. 25th, 2011), in the framework of a co-supervision convention between the Université Libre de Bruxelles and the Vruje Universiteit Brussel.
Please view the announcement with all the details in PDF (in French).
February 21st, 2011 - EMP-CERMi Conference - Prof. Jonathan MORDUCH
Social Investment and Microfinance
The true role of philanthropy in the rise of microfinance, and an investigation of microfinance through the lens of corporate finance.
Conference by Prof. Jonathan Morduch (New York University) from 6.00pm to 8.30pm, at the Conference Room of the Solvay Brussels School of Economics and Management (ULB).
This conference was jointly organized by the European Microfinance Programme (EMP) and the Centre for European Research in Microfinance (CERMi).
Please view the announcement with all the details in PDF.
February 21st, 2011 - Campus Plein Sud - Open Course
Microfinance and Environment
Course by Prof. Marek Hudon (Université Libre de Bruxelles) from 10.00am to 12.00, at the Seminar Room R42.4.110 of the Solvay Brussels School of Economics and Management (ULB).
Event co-organised by SEDIF and CERMi
Please view Campus Plein Sud's full programme in PDF.
February 15th, 2011 - CERMi Research Seminar - Prof. Isabelle GUÉRIN
Sources of Women Empowerment in India: Does Borrowing Matter?
Paper presentation by Prof. Isabelle Guérin (UMR 201 Développement et sociétés - Université Paris I Panthéon Sorbonne - IRD) from 12.00pm to 1.30pm, at the Seminar Room R42.2.110 (Solvay Brussels School of Economics and Management, ULB).
Please view the announcement with all the details in PDF.
February 8th, 2011 - CERMi Research Seminar - Prof. Roy MERSLAND
The Effect of Religion on Development Efforts: Evidence from the Microfinance Industry
Paper presentation by Prof. Roy Mersland (University of Agder) from 12.15pm to 1.45pm, at the Seminar Room R42.2.110 (Solvay Brussels School of Economics and Management, ULB).
Please view the announcement with all the details in PDF.
January 31st, 2011 - CERMi Research Seminar - Gwendoline DEBÉTHUNE
Quelle place la République Populaire de Chine accorde-t-elle à l'industrie de la microfinance? Le microcrédit comme outil de lutte contre les inégalités: une interprétation chinoise
Paper presentation by Gwendoline Debéthune (EHESS, Paris) from 4pm to 6pm, at the Salle des Conseils (Faculté Warocqué d'Economie et Gestion, UMONS).
Please view the announcement with all the details in PDF.
January 26th, 2011 - CERMi Research Seminar - Prof. Niels HERMES
Competition and the Performance of Microfinance Institutions
Paper presentation by Prof. Niels Hermes (University of Groningen) from 2pm to 4pm, at the Seminar Room R42.2.110 (Solvay Brussels School of Economics and Management, ULB).Please view the announcement with all the details in PDF.
December 9th and 10th, 2010 - Oxford-CERMi Workshop
Informal and Formal Financing of Ecosystem Services for Poverty Alleviation
This workshop took place on the 9th and 10th of December, at the University of Oxford (Wolfson College).
The objective was to explore the formal and informal financing of ecosystem services for poverty alleviation and to address such questions as:
- the definition of stocks, flows, and economic values of ecosystem services for poverty alleviation;
- formal and informal financing of agricultural commodity chains;
- the finance of changes in land cover, land use and, biotic systems;
- microinsurance services for economic shocks and stresses related to climate change;
- financing the range of biomass and forest ecosystem services such as food, energy and building materials in the context of sustainable growth.
This workshop attended to these questions by bringing together young and senior researchers who already have a considerable field work experience on these themes. From an expanded concept of ecosystem services, the purpose was to develop a research project on the materiality and energetics of the informal economy.
This workshop was coorganized by the University of Oxford, IRD, and CERMi.
November 3rd and 4th, 2010 - Conference
Fifth meeting of the AHRC Microfinance Research Network
This conference was held on the 4th November 2010 in the University of Birmingham Conference Centre. This event was jointly organized with the CERMi.
The two themes were: women and microfinance and donors and microfinance.
The speakers were Patrice North, Inez Murray, Ahmad Nawaz, Bruno Miljib, and Bernd Balkenhol.
On the 3rd November in the afternoon (2-5.30 pm), discussions were held about possible funded research projects involving Network members, and a paper was given by Roy Mersland (University of Agder, Norway). This event was held at Staff House, University of Birmingham.
More information on:
http://www.globalethics.bham.ac.uk/projects/Microfinance.shtmlOctober 19th, 2010 - CERMi Research Day
CERMi organized its annual Research Day at the Université de Mons (UMONS) at the occasion of Nobel Peace Prize Winner, Prof. Muhammad YUNUS's conference in Mons on October 18th.
This day of fruitful exchanges included presentations by: Isabelle AGIER, Arvind ASHTA, Ranjula BALI SWAIN, Bert d'ESPALLIER, Valentina HARTARSKA, Marek HUDON, Anaïs PÉRILLEUX, Trond RANDØY, Ritha SUKADI MATA, and Ariane SZAFARZ.
CERMi wishes to thank the Académie universitaire Wallonie-Bruxelles and the FNRS for their support in organizing this event.
September 23rd, 2010 - EMN-CERMi Seminar
Microfinance in Europe
Presentation by Marcella Corsi and Daniel Sorrosal, from 3.00 to 5.00pm at Centre Emile Bernheim, 21 Av. F.D. Roosevelt, 1050 Brussels.
The European Microfinance Network (EMN) and CERMi, invited researchers, students, and policy-makers to attend a presentation of the current status of Microfinance in Europe, and to discuss its social performance implications. Empirical evidence were based on the 2008/9 EMN survey coordinated by Fundación Nantik Lum - as Coordinator of the EMN Research Working Group – covering 170 microfinance Institutions operating in 27 European countries*.
Moderator: Prof. Ariane Szafarz (co-director of CERMi, CEB, SBS-EM, ULB)
*Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Macedonia, The Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, United Kingdom.
July 30th, 2010 - CERMi Research Seminar - Ahmad NAWAZ
Efficiency of Microfinance Institutions: Do Subsidies Matter?
Paper presentation by Ahmad NAWAZ (Pakistan Institute of Development Economics), from 12.00 to 2.00pm, at the Seminar Room of the Centre Emile Bernheim, Université libre de Bruxelles (ULB).
May 11th, 2010 - CERMi Research Seminar - Koen ROSSEL-CAMBIER
Combined Micro-finance Schemes: Contribution to organisa-tional performance and socio-economic development
Paper presentation by Koen ROSSEL-CAMBIER (Université de Mons, CERMi), from 2.00 to 4.00pm, at the Salle des Conseils of the Warocqué Business School, Université de Mons (UMONS).
April 30th, 2010 - CERMi Research Seminar - Solène MORVANT-ROUX
Déterminants de la demande de microcrédit : aspects théoriques et évidence empirique
Paper presentation by Dr. Solène Morvant-Roux (CERMi Associate Researcher, IRD, France), from 3.00 to 5.00pm, at the Salle des Conseils of the Warocqué Business School, Université de Mons.
March 23rd, 2010 - CERMi Research Seminar - Marwa NYANKOMO
Agricultural Industrialization and Income Distribution in Developing Countries
Paper presentation by Marwa NYANKOMO (Nebraska University, USA), organized at the Université Libre de Bruxelles
March 18th, 2010 - CEREN-CERMi Seminar
This exchange day on microfinance took take place at the ESC Dijon (29 Rue Sambin - 21000 Dijon - France) from 9.30am to 5.30pm.
For more information, please visit : http://humancapital.community.officelive.com/default.aspx
March 16th, 2010 - EMP-CERMi Conference - Mrs. Kinga GÖNCZ
The microfinance facility programme from the aspect of the European Parliament
Presentation by Mrs. Kinga GÖNCZ (European Parliament) at 6.30pm in the Seminar Room of 21, Av. F.D. Roosevelt, 1050 Brussels.
March 11th, 2010 - Brown Bag Seminar - Anaïs PÉRILLEUX
Maturity Mismatch and Governance of Microfinance Cooperatives: Lessons from History
Paper presentation by Anaïs PÉRILLEUX (Université de Mons, CERMi, Belgium), from 12.15 to 1.45pm in the Seminar Room at 21, Av. F.D. Roosevelt, 1050 Brussels.
February 25th, 2010 - RSAEM Seminar - Prof. Gregor DORFLEITNER
Perspectives and a Quantitative Model for Structured Microfinance
Paper presentation by Prof. Dr. Gregor DORFLEITNER (University of Regensburg, DE)
February 24th, 2010 - Campus Plein Sud - Conference
La microfinance au service des femmes
Speaker: Mrs. Rosina VALVERDE DELGADO (Peru), Director of the NGO MIDE (Microcredit for Development)
Conference organised by Prof. Marc Labie and Anaïs Périlleux, at the Hotyat Lecture Room of the Université de Mons (17 Place Warocqué, 7000 Mons) from 1.00pm to 3.00pm.
February 23rd, 2010 - CERMi Research Seminar - Prof. Gregor DORFLEITNER
Theory of Social Returns in Portfolio Choice with Application to Microfinance
Paper presentation by Prof. Dr. Gregor DORFLEITNER (University of Regensburg, DE).
February 22nd, 2010 - Campus Plein Sud - Conference
Alternatives économiques et financières à la crise
Speakers : Prof. Marek Hudon (ULB, SBS-EM / CERMi, Belgium), Prof. Bernard Lietaer (Berkeley University, USA), Dr. Maxime Quijoux (Institut des Hautes Etudes de l’Amérique Latine, France).
Moderator : Prof. Philip Verwimp (ULB / University of Antwerp, Belgium).
From 12.00 to 2.00pm - Location: Seminar Room of Centre Emile Bernheim (Avenue F.D. Roosevelt 21 - 1050 Brussels)
February 11th, 2010 - CERMi Research Seminar - I. AGIER & A. SZAFARZ
Gender-Discrimination in Microfinance: Why Do Skilled Women Get Smaller Loans?
Paper presentation by Isabelle Agier (Pontifical Catholic University of Rio de Janeiro, Visiting Researcher at CERMi) and Prof. Ariane Szafarz (Université Libre de Bruxelles, CERMi).
January 14th & 15th, 2010 - Workshop
Microfinance’s Contribution to Development Studies: What Interdisciplinary Approaches Add to Microfinance Understanding?
Co-organized by the University of Oxford and CERMi, this workshop took place in Brussels.
January 7th, 2010 - CERMi Research Seminar - Isabelle AGIER
The Role of Credit Officers in the Performance of Microcredit Loans: Evidence from Vivacred in Brazil
Paper presentation by Isabelle AGIER (Pontifical Catholic University of Rio de Janeiro, Department of Economics).November 27th, 2009 - CERMi Research Day
The CERMi Research Day is an opportunity to exchange ideas and see the progression of the research activities of CERMi members (permanent and associate researchers). This year, it will take place at the Faculté Warocqué of the University of Mons from 10.30am to 17.30pm, and it will consists of workshops with scientific presentations and discussants.
November 10th, 2009 - CERMi Research Seminar - Prof. Niels HERMES
The Performance of MFIs : Do Macro Conditions Matter?
Paper presentation by Prof. Niels Hermes (Groningen University, NL), in Brussels.
October 27th, 2009 - CERMi Research Seminar - Hubert TCHAKOUTE TCHUIGOUA
Les déterminants du risque opérationnel dans les institutions de microfinance : Une approche organisationnelle et exploratoire
Paper presentation by Hubert Tchakouté Tchuigoua, in Brussels.
October 16th, 2009 - Public Ph.D. Thesis Defense - Cyril FOUILLET
Mr. Cyril FOUILLET successfully defended, as the first CERMi PhD student, his thesis "La construction spatiale de la microfinance en Inde".
The CERMi team sincerely congratulates him!
June 2nd-4th, 2009 - First European Research Conference on Microfinance
The First European Research Conference on Microfinance, co-organized by CERMi and the European Microfinance Platform, took place in Brussels from 2-4 June 2009. Click here for a selection of scientific papers and pictures.
March 31st, 2009 - CERMi Research Seminar - Isabelle GUÉRIN
Paper presentation by Isabelle Guérin (Institut Français de Développement et Insitut Français de Pondichéry).
March 20th, 2009 - CERMi Research Seminar - Florent BEDECARRATS
Microfinance between social utility and financial performance
Paper presentation by Florent Bedecarrats (GRET/CERISE-Université I).
March 17th, 2009 - CERMi Research Seminar - Johan BASTIAENSEN
Is there space for rural development in the microfinance industry? The case of the Fondo de Desarollo Local en Nicaragua
Paper presentation by Prof. Johan Bastiaensen (Universiteit Antwerp)
March 5th, 2009 - CERMi Research Seminar - A. POISSONNIER
Babyloan - micro credits, great stories
Paper presentation by A.Poissonnier (Babyloan) in Brussels.
March 2nd, 2009 - CERMi Research Seminar - RIDOLFI & WAIGALO
Comment comprendre la crise alimentaire?
Paper presentation by R.Ridolfi (European Commission) and A.Waigalo (Centres Faranfaso So, Mali)
2008
- 11/12/2008
- Research Seminar RSAEM and CERMi - Roy Mersland
In the occasion of a Research Seminar organized jointly by the RSAEM and CERMI, Roy Mersland made an intervention. Roy Mersland is a Ph.D. Candidate at the University of Adger, Norway. His main areas of interest are Micro-entrepreneurship, Microfinance, Microfinance in conflict areas, Self -help microfinance systems (SHGs, ROSCAs, ASCA etc.), Rural Finance, Corporate Governance. He has publications in major journals such as World Development and Journal of International Development also has extensive management and consulting international experience in Latin America, Asia, Africa, and Europe.
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08/12/2008 - Conference with Jonathan Morduch
The CERMi organised a conference with Jonathan Morduch, professor at New York University (NYU) and co-author with Beatriz Armendariz of the well-known book "The Microfinance Promise". He is also the author of numerous articles that have had a tremendous impact in research in Microfinance. With the purpose to honor his contributions in the field of microfinance, Jonathan Murdoch was awarded the ULB Honoris Causa distinction on December 9th, 2008. -
04/11/2008 - Scientific Cooperation Agreement
A Scientific Cooperation Agreement will be signed between the CERMi and the Indian Institute of Management of Ahmedabad in the field of Microfinance. The main purpose of this agreement is to facilitate exchanges of professors, scientists and technical staff for short and medium periods of time and to encourage joint research activities, organisation of conferences, seminars and symposiums. This agreement will be officially signed in New Delhi, India, during the first week of November 2008. This event will be honored with the presence of His Majesty Albert II, King of the Belgians. Professor Marek Hudon will participate to this event as CERMi representative.
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08/10/2008 - Opening Ceremony
Syed Hashemi will be presenting a conference during the opening ceremony of the European Microfinance Programme. Syed Hashemi holds a PhD in Economics from the University of California at Riverside, and is currently Senior Microfinance Specialist at the Consultative Group to Assist the Poor (CGAP, the major public and private funding institutions consortium).
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01/10/2008 - CERMi research seminars
In the framework of the CERMi research seminars (lunch time conferences), CERMi will host Robert Lensink. Professor in Finance and Financial Markets at the Faculty of Economics, University of Groningen (The Netherlands) and Professor of Development Economics at the University of Wageningen (The Netherlands). He is a research associate of CERMi and teaches a course on banking in microfinance in the European Microfinance Programme (EMP). His main fields of interest are Development Finance, Development Economics, Corporate Finance and International Finance. He has published several books and more than sixty articles in international journals.
Paper presented by Professor R. Lensink - see also powerpoint presentation
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International conference
Date: Friday 16th May 2008
Venue: 21 av. Roosevelt, 1050 Brussels
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07/04/2008 - "CERMi Seminars in Microfinance " :
Prof. Begona Gutierrez Nieto is a member of the Accounting and Finance Department (Universidad de Zaragoza, Spain). She holds a Ph.D. in Economical and managerial sciences. Her areas of research are: microcredit in Spain, and financial and accounting analysis of microfinance institutions.
Prof. Cecilio Mar Molinero is the Director of MSc in Management Science and MSc in Management Science with Computing of the Kent Business School (UK). He has recently worked in efficiency analysis, and has developed models for input/output selection. These models have been applied to bank branches and microfinance institutions, and to the assessment of insurance risk.
Title: A DEA approach to MFI efficiency - See also Powerpoint Presentation
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13/03/2008 - "CERMi Seminars in Microfinance " :
Prof. Isabelle Guérin is a member of the “Institut de Recherche pour le Développement” (Université de Provence, France) and an associate researcher at the Centre Walras (“Institut des Sciences de l’Homme”, Lyon, France). Her research areas are financial exclusion, entrepreneurship in microfinance, social justice, and gender inequalities. - 05/03/2008 - "CERMi Seminars in Microfinance " :
Prof. Cécile Lapenu holds a PhD in agricultural economics from the Ecole Nationale Supérieure Agronomique de Montpellier and was a Post-doctoral fellow at IFPRI (International Food Policy Research Institute, Washington DC, USA). She is currently the General Secretary of the “Comité d’Echange, de Reflexion et d’Information sur les Systèmes d’Epargne-crédit” network (CERISE, France). She is currently a visiting professor in the European Master in Microfinance (Académie-Wallonie-Bruxelles, Belgium). -
17/03/2008 - "CERMi Seminars in Microfinance " :
Mr Fouad Abdelmoumni founded the Association Al Amana and is up till today the General Manager of this MFI. Between 2003 and 2005, he exercised the post of Chairman of the board of Sanabel, a network of MFI’s in the Arabic countries. Since this year 2008, M. Abdelmoumni has become member of the Executive Committee of CGAP. M. Abdelmoumni is also very active in the domain of civil society. He was and often still is member of, among others, AfriMAP (African Governance, Monitoring and Advocacy) and AMDH (Moroccan Human Rights Association), and founded TrustAfrica (a foundation for peace, economical prosperity and social justice) and Espace Associatif, an NGO for the advancement of civil society and democracy.Title: Challenges in the development of the microfinance sector in the Middle-East and the Mediterranean countries - Click here to see the invitation
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21/02/2008 - "CERMi Seminars in Microfinance " :
Prof. James Copestake is a member of the Centre for Development Studies (University of Bath, UK). He teaches development economics and is Director of Studies for postgraduate research students in international development. He carries out his own research in the fields of agrarian change, microfinance, poverty, social protection and aid management, mainly in India, Zambia, Malawi, Bolivia and Peru.Title: Microfinance, mental models and wellbeing - Click here for abstract
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12/02/2008 - "CERMi Seminars in Microfinance " :
Mr. Paolo Casini is a PhD student working under the supervision of Prof. Georg Kirchsteiger at ECARES (ULB). He holds a degree in Economics from the Università “G.d’Annunzio”, Pescara, and an MA in Economics and Statistics from Université Libre de Bruxelles (Belgium). His research interests are Microfinance, Microeconomics and Industrial Organization. - 18/12/2007 - "CERMi Seminars in Microfinance " :
Speaker : Anaïs Hamelin
Participants : Sylvie Fanta, Marek Hudon, Jean Chirac Kindu Mundeke Mushagaluk, Marc Labie, Miriam Lemmens, Pierre-Guillaume Méon, Anaïs Périlleux, Kyoko Sakuma, Mathias Schmit, Ariane Szafarz, Ritha Sukadi, Diana Vasquez.
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14/12/2007 - Symposium : "Journée franco-belge de la Microfinance" in Lyon (France)
Project Tournesol
Speakers : Célestin Mayoukou (CARE, Université de Rouen) ; Jean-Michel Servet (IUED, Université de Genève) ; Dorothée Masquita (Université de Rouen)
ULB speakers : Anaïs Périlleux; Laurent Gheeraert ; Ritha Sukadi ; Marek Hudon
Click here to find the program of the symposium
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30/11/2007 - "CERMi Seminars in Microfinance" :
Speaker : Mankash Sriram
Title: "Financial Flows of the Rural Poor: A study in Dungarpur District, India"
Participants : Sylvie Fanta, Marek Hudon, Anaïs Périlleux, Ariane Szafarz, Ritha Sukadi, Diana Vasquez.
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26-27-28/11/2007 : "Microfinance Week in Luxembourg"
Participants from CERMi : Marek Hudon, Marc Labie, Anaïs Périlleux, Ritha Sukadi, Sylvie Fanta, Ludovic Urghege, Ephrem Niyongabo.
- 01/11/2007 : "Colloque : La microfinance au Maroc"
Study days on microfinance in Morocco. The colloquium was be held in Casablanca in partnership with Hassan II Aïn Chock University of Casablanca. The objective of the study day is the presentation of the last projects of researchers in microfinance of both institutions and also the setup of a new partnership for future collaborations between both universities.
Click here to find the program of the colloquium
In the framework of the Van Buuren project
Speakers from CERMi : Anaïs Périlleux, Ritha Sukadi, Annabel Vanroose, Diana Vasquez
Participants from CERMi : Sylvie Fanta, Marek Hudon, Marc Labie, Miriam Lemmens, Gabriele Merli, Pierre-Guillaume Méon, Aurélie Rousseaux, Ariane Szafarz, Daniel Traça, Ludovic Urgeghe.
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26/10/2007 : "Colloque : Journée franco-belge de la Microfinance"
Project Tournesol
Speakers from Lyon : Eddy Bloy, Cyril Fouillet, Jean-Marc Servet
Speakers from ULB : Sylvie Fanta, Marek Hudon, Marc Labie
Participants : Céline Cops, Nicolas Görtz, Joël Ludvigsen, Hisham Majbar, Ephrem Niyongabo, Anaïs Périlleux, Jonathan Prado, Grégory Rayee, Ariane Szafarz, Ritha Sukadi, Daniel Traça, Ludovic Urgeghe, Annabel Vanroose, Diana Vasquez, Laurent Weill.
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10/10/2007 :
Launch of the European Research Centre in Microfinance. Debate- conference by Professor Beatriz Armendariz Harvard University.
- 09/10/2007 - "CERMi Seminars in Microfinance" :
Speaker: Annabel Vanroose
Title: "The uneven development of the microfinance sector"
Participants : Sylvie Fanta, Marek Hudon, Marc Labie, Anaïs Périlleux, Ariane Szafarz, Ritha Sukadi, Diana Vasquez.
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02/10/2007 - "CERMi Seminars in Microfinance" :
Presentation of the CERMi to Béatriz ArmendarizParticipants: Sylvie Fanta, Marek Hudon, Miriam Lemmens, Gabriele Merli, Anaïs Périlleux, Ariane Szafarz, Ritha Sukadi, Annabel Vanroose, Diana Vasquez.
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Papers presented during the conference:
Paper presented by Professor B. Armendariz |
Paper presented by Professor A. Szafarz and Professor P-G. Méon |
Paper presented by professor I. Guérin |
Title: Clientelism and Brokerage as Risk Management in Microfinance, Case Study in South India - See also Powerpoint Presentation
