Mr Pal Vik
| Biography | I am a senior research fellow at Community Finance Solutions, a research unit focusing on financial inclusion and microfinance. Over the past 15 years, I have worked on over 40 externally funded projects on the nature of financial exclusion, the effectiveness of financial inclusion interventions, and the impact and sustainability of microfinance initiatives. I have written over a dozen academic papers, including conference papers and journal articles. I was awarded the 2017 Reg Mathews Memorial Prize for a paper on SROI and the European Microcredit Research Award in 2008 for a paper on the sustainability of the UK CDFI sector. I also host the "Innovation in Financial Inclusion" podcast (https://open.spotify.com/show/1UzVrSIPRzChokvJbkk4N7). |
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| Research Interests | -Financial sustainability and social impact of microfinance -Nature and determinants of financial exclusion -Effectiveness and role of self-regulation and corporate codes -Credit unions, especially financial resilience and role in promoting financial inclusion |
| PhD Supervision Availability | Yes |
| PhD Topics | Financial inclusion/exclusion Microfinance Credit unions Financial education Financial capability Corporate/ethical codes |