Impact Evaluation of Innovations
in Rural Finance

Ronald Reagan Building and International Trade Center
Washington, DC
June 12-13, 2006

Welcome
Presenter: John Thomas, Director, USAID Office of Agriculture

9:30 - 10:15 The Short- and Long-Run Impacts of Improved Access to Credit

Presenters:
Stephen Boucher, University of California-Davis, USA
Agnes Quisumbing, IFPRI
Presentation
Brief

10:45 - 12:00 Linking Research to Practical Solutions for Finance Providers
Presenters:
Michael R. Carter, University of Wisconsin-Madison, USA
Presentation

Samy Calle, CMAC-Sullana, Peru
Presentation

Manfred Kuhn, Opportunity Finance, South Africa
Presentation

Reggie Ocampo, First Macro Bank, the Philippines
Presentation

Adela de Rizzo, Génesis Empresarial, Guatemala

1:00 - 3:00 Effective Microfinance Programs: Design Options and Learning Opportunities
Presenter: Dean Karlan, Yale University, USA
Presentation
Brief (currently being updated)

Discussants:
Evelyn Stark, USAID Microentreprise Development

Tomás Rosada, Universidad Rafael Landívar, Guatemala
Comments

3:30 - 5:30 The Impact of Credit Bureaus on Borrower and Lender Behavior
Presenter: Elisabeth Sadoulet, University of California-Berkeley, USA
Presentation
Brief

Discussants:
Margaret Miller, World Bank

Martin Valdívia, GRADE, Peru
Comments

Tuesday, June 13, 2006

8:30 - 10:30 Health Insurance and Microfinance: Protecting Against Shocks

Presenter: Jonathan Zinman, Dartmouth University, USA
Presentation
Brief (currently being updated)

Discussants:
Maria Pagura, FAO, Italy

Michael McCord, Microinsurance Centre, USA
Comments

11:00 - 1:00 Index-based Insurance to Promote Lending in Agriculture

Presenter: Carolina Trivelli, Instituto de Estudios Peruanos, Peru
Presentation
Brief

Discussants:
Lourdes del Carpio, Ministry of Agriculture, Peru

Eduardo Zegarra, GRADE, Peru
Comments

2:00 - 4:00 Academic/Donor/Practitioner Roundtable
Moderator: Geoff Chalmers, USAID/Mexico
Participants: Omar Andaya, Green Bank of Caraga, Philippines
Michael Carter, University of Wisconsin - Madison, USA
David Grossman, USAID Office of Development Credit
Elisabeth Sadoulet, University of California - Berkeley, USA ( Comments )
Isabel Cruz Hernández, AMUCSS, Mexico
Mark Wenner, Inter-American Development Bank