Muhammad Meki
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Development economics; researching finance & development
@ox.ac.uk
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Muhammad Meki
ODID, University of Oxford
about 1 month ago
Job opportunity! ODID and
@wolfsonoxford.bsky.social
seek applications for an Associate Professor in Development Economics. ⏰ Deadline: 8 December Full information:
www.qeh.ox.ac.uk/vacancy/asso...
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Muhammad Meki
CSAE
2 months ago
PEDL 15th Anniversary Conference
@cepr.org
Bringing together researchers studying the behaviour of firms in low-income countries & focusing on the market forces that drive efficiency in these countries. 📅26 - 28 Mar 2026 📍Oxford, UK ⏰Submission deadline: 20 Oct
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PEDL 15th Anniversary Conference
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Muhammad Meki
CSAE
4 months ago
Are you a researcher who'd like to learn more about developing & implementing innovative & policy-relevant randomised evaluations? Join the CSAE's
@muhammadmeki.bsky.social
for a
@j-pal.bsky.social
webinar. 📆20 August, 2 - 3 pm GMT. Register👇
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Welcome! You are invited to join a meeting: Building Better Research Webinar: Muhammad Meki . After registering, you will receive a confirmation email about joining the meeting.
https://uct-za.zoom.us/meeting/register/Ihy9jo1lSAmZMOw1PWUv-g#/registration
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Muhammad Meki
VoxDev
6 months ago
🆕 Unlocking investment in small firms through performance-linked financial contracts Today on VoxDev, Muhammad Meki (
@odid-qeh.bsky.social
) discusses the impact of performance-linked contracts on small firms in Kenya and Pakistan:
voxdev.org/topic/firms/...
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Unlocking investment in small firms through performance-linked financial contracts
Performance-linked contracts, increasingly enabled by financial technology, can better spur investment among small firms than rigid microcredit—especially for risk- and loss-averse business owners.
https://voxdev.org/topic/firms/unlocking-investment-small-firms-through-performance-linked-financial-contracts
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Muhammad Meki
CSAE
6 months ago
Equity-like contracts improve small firm investment in Kenya & Pakistan CSAE's
@muhammadmeki.bsky.social
discusses work on microfinance in this
@voxdev.bsky.social
article.
voxdev.org/topic/firms/...
🔗CSAE projects 🔸
www.csae.ox.ac.uk/asset-based-...
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Unlocking investment in small firms through performance-linked financial contracts
Performance-linked contracts, increasingly enabled by financial technology, can better spur investment among small firms than rigid microcredit—especially for risk- and loss-averse business owners.
https://voxdev.org/topic/firms/unlocking-investment-small-firms-through-performance-linked-financial-contracts
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Muhammad Meki
CSAE
6 months ago
Is microfinance too ‘micro’? Can larger financial products generate sustained improvements in microenterprise performance? Check out
@muhammadmeki.bsky.social
's project, with Akhuwat in Pakistan, exploring the impact of asset-based microfinance contracts.
www.csae.ox.ac.uk/asset-based-...
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ASSET-BASED MICROFINANCE FOR MICROENTERPRISES IN PAKISTAN
https://www.csae.ox.ac.uk/asset-based-microfinance-for-microenterprises-in-pakistan
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Muhammad Meki
CSAE
6 months ago
Microequity for micro-distributors in Kenya Explore
@muhammadmeki.bsky.social
's project investigating the impact of a productive asset (a 🚲) on micro-distributors, & exploring the impact of different contractual structures for repayment.
@odid-qeh.bsky.social
www.csae.ox.ac.uk/microequity-...
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MICROEQUITY FOR MICRO-DISTRIBUTORS IN KENYA
https://www.csae.ox.ac.uk/microequity-for-micro-distributors-in-kenya
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Muhammad Meki
CSAE
8 months ago
📣🎉Applications are open for the CSAE Visiting Fellowships Scheme 2026. The scheme supports African scholars pursuing a career in economics (with a doctorate). Candidates must apply online by 31 May 2025 to be considered. 💻
www.csae.ox.ac.uk/visiting-fel...
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www.csae.ox.ac.uk/csae-visitin...
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Muhammad Meki
ODID, University of Oxford
8 months ago
Based on field experiments in Pakistan & Kenya, this article for Ideas for India by
@muhammadmeki.bsky.social
finds that microfinance contract innovations for small-firm owners can stimulate more profitable investments & are beneficial for those w/ high risk aversion
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Finance for small-firm growth: Towards flexibility and innovation
While microfinance contract innovations like repayment grace periods help small-firm owners, they can increase default rates for microfinance institutions. Based on field experiments in Pakistan and…
https://ideasforindia.in/topics/money-finance/finance-for-small-firm-growth-towards-flexibility-and-innovation.html
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Muhammad Meki
Francesco Loiacono
8 months ago
Tomorrow, EBRD OCE's research seminar series features Oxford's
@muhammadmeki.bsky.social
👉Link to Muhammad's paper:
mmeki.com/wp-content/u...
⭐️OCE honor host of a great list of researchers - for more:
loiaconofrancesco.com/oce-research...
@ralphdehaas.bsky.social
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https://mmeki.com/wp-content/uploads/Small-Firm-Investment-under-Uncertainty.pdf
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Muhammad Meki
Sean Higgins
10 months ago
We are thrilled to share the program for the
[email protected]
Conference on
#Finance
and
#Development
, with an RFS dual submission! Thanks everyone for contributing. See you in March at LSE! Organized w
@giorgiabarboni.bsky.social
, Kim Fe Cramer, Nicola Limodio
www.wefidev.com/2025-confere...
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WEFIDEV - 2025 CONFERENCE PROGRAM
https://www.wefidev.com/2025-conference-program
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Muhammad Meki
CSAE
10 months ago
Less than 2 weeks to register for the CSAE Conference 2025!
#OxCSAE2025
⏰Deadline: 23 Feb Register:
cvent.me/grRQBN
The keynote 'Wealth is People' will be given by James Robinson, Nobel Prize winner in 2024, Professor at the University of Chicago, & Fellow at the University of Nigeria.
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Muhammad Meki
ODID, University of Oxford
10 months ago
In
#VoxDevLit
issue 3 on
#microfinance
& accompanying
#VoxDevTalk
podcast, ODID’s
@muhammadmeki.bsky.social
and fellow Senior Editors Jing Cai and Simon Quinn review the latest evidence
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Muhammad Meki
CSAE
10 months ago
The CSAE's
@muhammadmeki.bsky.social
(
@odid-qeh.bsky.social
) with
@simonrquinn.bsky.social
& Jing Cai discuss research on microfinance from
#VoxDevLit
issue 3 in the latest VoxDevTalks podcast👇
@talknormal.co.uk
@voxdev.bsky.social
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Muhammad Meki
Cynthia Kinnan
10 months ago
Looking to stay up to date with the literature on microfinance? Check out out updated VoxDevLit!
#EconSky
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Muhammad Meki
VoxDev
10 months ago
Better financial contracts can unlock business growth in Kenya Today on VoxDev, Francesco Cordaro, Marcel Fafchamps, Colin Mayer, Muhammad Meki, Simon Quinn and Kate Roll find that flexible financing boosted profits:
voxdev.org/topic/financ...
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Better financial contracts can unlock business growth in Kenya
Flexible financing for ‘last-mile’ distributors boosted profits across a food supply chain in Kenya.
https://voxdev.org/topic/finance/better-financial-contracts-can-unlock-business-growth-kenya
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Muhammad Meki
VoxDev
10 months ago
🆕 What have we learned about microfinance? Updated
#VoxDevLit
summarises the latest research w/ Jing Cai, Muhammad Meki, Simon Quinn, Erica Field, Cynthia Kinnan, Jonathan Morduch, Jonathan de Quidt & Farah Said:
voxdev.org/voxdevlit/mi...
Today's podcast covers Issue 3:
voxdev.org/topic/financ...
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