Research Briefs

The Fletcher Leadership Program for Financial Inclusion (FLPFI) Research Prize supports research initiatives related to the design or impact of innovative and inclusive policies in financial inclusion. We have seen how policy elements incubated in the FLPFI Fellowship and 8QM trainings can be piloted or evaluated with the technical and financial support of the Research Prize, and then learnings from the Research Prize allows our alumni to incorporate evidence-based innovations into their work as policymakers. The resulting Research Brief Series is an integral part of the Eight Question Method for Policy Development (8QM), the core of the FLPFI curriculum.

2022 Research Briefs

A study on Women’s Financial Literacy and Usage of Financial Services in Harare, Zimbabwe by Chenuweni Saungweme, of the Reserve Bank of
Zimbabwe as part of the Fletcher Leadership Program for Financial Inclusion Research Prize.

Download the Zimbabwean Research Brief here

Digitalization of Government Payments in Jordan by Moayad Ghannam, Enas Halaiqah, Nour Khammash, Nad Sarabi, Leen Hashem, of the Jordan Payments and Clearing Company (JoPACC) as part of the Fletcher Leadership Program for Financial Inclusion Research Prize.

Download the Jordan Research Brief here

Download the Jordan Research Full Report here

2021 Research Briefs

Changing Credit Card Statements: Improving financial decisions by redesigning credit card statements in Brazil by the Central Bank of Brazil (BCB) in partnership with Plano CDE as part of the Fletcher Leadership Program for Financial Inclusion Research Prize.

Download the Brazilian Research Brief here

Mobile Money Usage: G2P Programs and Financial Health in Colombia by FLPFI Fellow Samir Kiuhan as part of the Fletcher Leadership Program for Financial Inclusion Research Prize.

Download the Colombian Research Brief here

Mind the Gap: An in-depth analysis of Digital Financial Services and their appropriation in Kano, Nigeria by Fatima Jika, of the Central Bank of Nigeria as part of the Fletcher Leadership Program for Financial Inclusion Research Prize.

Download the Nigerian Research Brief here

2018 Research Briefs

Exploratory Study On Rural Women’s Socio-Economic Status In Morocco: A study on rural women’s socioeconomic status, perceptions, and barriers to financial autonomy by Bank Al-Maghrib as part of the Fletcher Leadership Program for Financial Inclusion Research Prize. Download the Moroccan Research Brief here

Liberia’s Rural Community Finance Institutions: A case study of the Rural Community Finance Institutions in the Totota and Zorzor regions by the Central Bank of Liberia as part of the Fletcher Leadership Program for Financial Inclusion Research Prize. Download the Liberian Research Brief here

Evaluation of Banking and Non-banking Agent Networks: A study on Maputo City and Maputo Province banking and non-banking agent ecosystem by researchers and students of University Foundation UEM and employees of FSDMoç as part of the Fletcher Leadership Program for Financial Inclusion Research Prize. Download the Mozambican Research Brief here