WEFIDEV

Webinar series in Finance and Development 

Our speaker series brings together junior scholars working on finance topics in developing countries.  For the last three years, we have served as a forum for open discussion designed specifically for early stage work. 


The Spring 2023 WEFIDEV Seminar Series will resume on April 24, 2023:

April 24, 2023

Cultural Stereotypes of Multinational Banks 

Orkun Saka, Associate Professor of Economics at the City, University of London


Banks and Misallocation: Evidence from India

Dian Jiao, PhD Student at Columbia University 


Click here to see the rest of the schedule. 



2nd CEPR WEFIDEV Workshop in Finance and Development.

On April 12th and 13th, 2023 we will be hosting the 2nd CEPR WEFIDEV Workshop in Evanston, Illinois. 

The program can be viewed here.

Our Mission

We launched WEFIDEV in early 2020 to support junior researchers in sharing their early stage work when meeting in-person was impossible. 

Now, as we enter our third year, we look forward to continuing to build this community and provide a forum for productive discussion.

About Us

WEFIDEV is run by Giorgia Barboni, Sean Higgins and Nicola Limodio, with organizational support from Natalie Theys.

Please use the Contact Us button to get in touch!