Background
Morduch, Jonathan was born on October 3, 1963 in London.
economist university professor
Morduch, Jonathan was born on October 3, 1963 in London.
Bachelor, Brown University, Providence, 1985. Doctor of Philosophy, Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts, 1991. Doctor of Philosophy (honorary), University Libre de Bruxelles, Brussels, 2008.
He is a development economist most well known for his significant academic contributions to assessing the impact of microfinance since the early years of the movement. Morduch is the Managing Director of the Financial Access Initiative, a consortium of leading development economists (including Sendhil Mullainathan at Harvard and Dean Karlan at Yale) that aims to expand access to financial services for low-income individuals in developing countries through research, supported by the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation. Morduch is currently chair of the United Nations Committee on Poverty Statistics.
Murdoch also serves on the advisory board of Academics Stand Against Poverty (ASAP).
He holds a Bachelor from Brown and Doctor of Philosophy from Harvard, both in Economics. In January 2009, Morduch was awarded a Doctorate Honoris Causa from the Université Libre de Bruxelles.
: How the World"s Poor Live on $2 a Day was published in 2009 and went on to become a widely recognized book for its realistic presentation of the way poor people manage their money. The book aims to answer one fundamental question: how the poor make ends meet? presents research findings based on the "financial diaries" that the authors collected by tracking financial records of more than 250 families across South Africa, Bangladesh, and India throughout one year.
Member United Nations Advisors Group Inclusive Finance Sectors, New York City, 2006—2008, World Economic Forum Global Agenda Council, Geneva, 2008. Member of American Economic Association.
Married.