This quarter we're focusing on a new topic - Risk Management and Asset Tracking in Developing Countries. Jake Kendal, a visiting professor working on Digital Financial Services will be leading the seminar. Keey topics include micorcredit and microinsurance and how to sustainably implement them in different fields.
The seminar meets Tuesdays, 1:30-2:30 in CSE 203.
| Week | Date | Discussion Leaders | Paper | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Oct 3 | --------- | Planning and organization | |
| 2 | Oct 10 | ---- | Toward a Satellite-Based System of Surgarcane yeild Estimation and Forecasting in Smallholder Faming Conditions: A Case Study on Reunion Island. Remote Sensing) (PDF) | |
| 3 | Oct 17 | ---- | Microinsurance in Africa (PDF) | |
| 4 | Oct 24 | ---- | Overcoming Barriers to Microinsurance Adoption: Evidence from the Field (PDF) | |
| 5 | Oct 31 | ---- | Oscar Health Insurance Co Overview | |
| 6 | Nov 7 | ---- | Case Studies: Agriculture | |
| 7 | Nov 14 | ---- | ||
| 8 | Nov 21 | ---- | ||
| 9 | Nov 28 | ---- | Case Studies: Other | |
| 10 | Dec 5 | ---- | When One App Rules Them All: The Case of WeChat and Mobile in China |