Extending Financial Services to the Unbanked In this course we will explore different interventions and tools used for poverty alleviation, financial inclusion, and the extension of financial services to the unbanked poor in emerging markets. Using examples drawn from the field, we will look at the use of microfinance, microinsurance, and digital financial services to achieve these goals in developing countries. In addition to articles, the practitioner will draw on special guest speakers to represent case studies and themes from the course outline.  Elizabeth Toder began her international development adventure as a Peace Corps Volunteer in Thailand 30 years ago and most recently served as the US Treasury Department’s Resident Advisor in Madagascar, advising the Ministry of Finance and Central Bank on financial inclusion./

Elizabeth Toder

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The course was fascinating because I had never learned about development finance before and the case studies combined with the in class discussions were quite constructive. The class had very little work outside of class so it was a great chill j-term course. Our main projects were done in groups and spread out. There were no final exams nor tough problem sets.

Taking this class with Professor Toder was a really good experience. I learned a lot about Microfinance. I learned why financial institutions are essential in developing countries. If you are interested in economics, you should take this class. 