Working Group on Microfinance

Mission:

The aim of this group is to conduct empirical and theoretical research on various aspects of microfinance.

Team:

Professors

 

Prof. Dr. Lutz Arnold
Department of Economic Theory 

 

Prof. Dr. Gregor Dorfleitner
Department of Finance

 

 

Research Assistents:

 

Dipl.-Math. Benedikt Booker
Department of Economic Theory

Research Interests:
refinancing of microfinance institutions (MFIs);

Dipl.-Kffr. Michaela Leidl
Department of Finance

Research Interests:
microfinance investments;
refinancing of microfinance institutions (MFIs);
dual return of microfinance investments

Dipl.-Kfm. Christopher Priberny
Department of Finance

Research Interests:
refinancing of microfinance institutions;
structured microfinance

Dipl.-Vw. Jörg Raum
Department of Economics

Research Interests:
microinsurance markets;
combined microfinance products

Dipl.-Vw. Stefanie Trepl
Department of Economic Theory    

 

Research Interests:
microfinance, financial development and economic growth;
asymmetric information and project correlation in microfinance

 

Working Papers:

  • Arnold, L. G., Reeder, J. und Trepl, S. (2009), „Aggregate risk in the Stiglitz-Weiss model”, Working Paper, University of Regensburg.
  • Dorfleitner, G., Leidl, M. und Reeder, J. (2009), „Theory of social returns in portfolio choice with application to microfinance”, Working Paper, University of Regensburg
  • Dorfleitner, G. und Priberny, C. (2009), „Perspectives and a quantitative model for structured microfinance”, Working Paper, University of Regensburg.

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