SOAS, University of London (The School of Oriental and African Studies)

Overview

Name:

Ms Judith Tyson

Email address:

jt40@soas.ac.uk

Thesis title:

Systemic Risk and Microfinance

Year of Study:

2010-2013

Website:

http://www.linkedin.com/ id: Judith Tyson 27811469

Internal Supervisors

• Machiko Nissanke

PhD Research

The Systemic Implications of Expansion of Financial Access: A Case Study of Kenya.

PhD Publications

• “The European Investment Bank: Lessons for Developing Countries”. Stephany Griffith-Jones (Professor, Initiative for Policy Dialogue, Columbia University) and Judith Tyson. Prepared for The United Nations University World Institute for Development Economics Research (UNU-WIDER). August 2011.
• “The European Investment Bank and Its’ Role in Regional Development & Integration”. Stephany Griffith-Jones and Judith Tyson.  Chapter in a book commissioned by the Institute for Applied Economic Research (IPEA), Secretariat for Strategic Affairs, Brazil. Forthcoming, Late 2011.
• “Evolution and Challenges in Microfinance”. Chapter in forthcoming book “The Handbook of Critical Issues in Finance” Editors: J. Toporowski and J Mitchell, University of London. Publishers: Edward Edgar. Expected early 2011.
• “Strengthening the International Financial Architecture: Establishment of an Automatic Shock Facility”. Stephany Griffith-Jones and Judith Tyson. Prepared for the Commonwealth Secretariat, September 2010.
• “Reform of the European Investment Bank: How to Upgrade the EIB’s Role in Development”. Griffiths-Jones,S. & Tyson, Judith. Prepared for Directorate-General for External Policy of the Union, European Parliament's Committee on Development.  June 2010.
• “The European Investment Bank & SME’s: Key Lessons for Latin America and the Caribbean”. Griffith-Jones, S., Judith Tyson and Pietro Calice. Prepared for the United Nations Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean. June 2010 (Working draft).  
• “The Great Recession & the Developing World”. José Antonio Ocampo, Stephany Griffith-Jones, Akbar Noman, Judith Tyson Ariane Ortiz and Juliana Vallejo. Prepared for the EU Conference on Development Cooperation and forthcoming in J.A. Alonso (ed) Development Cooperation after the Financial Crisis. Working Draft. May 2010. http://policydialogue.org/files/publications/Ocampo_The_Great_recession.pdf
• “Sovereign Wealth Funds: A Developing Country Perspective”. Stephany Griffith-Jones & José Antonio Ocampo. (J. Tyson as assistant researcher). May 2010. Prepared for the Foundation for Progressive European Studies.
• “The Role of Development Banks in Periods of Capital Surplus”. S. Griffiths-Jones & Gottschalk, R. (J. Tyson as assistant researcher). Prepared for DFID London. 2007.

PhD Conferences

• “The Financialization of Microfinance: Institutional & Systemic Risks” Judith Tyson. Presented at Microfinance Conference; German University in Cairo, Cairo 5-7 September 2011.
• “The Financialization of Microfinance”. Judith Tyson. Presented at the Irmgard Coninx Foundation 14th Berlin Roundtables on Financialization & Everyday Life, In association with the Social Science Research Center Berlin (WZB) and the Humboldt-University Berlin. June 26-29, 2011.
• “Shock Absorbing Schemes in ACP Countries”. Study and Workshop Series for the European Commission with Overseas Development Institute & Stephany Griffiths Jones, London. Publication forthcoming, May 2011.
• Pro-Bono Consultant for The Bill and Melissa Gates Foundation Conference “Financial Innovation for Development” providing advisory services to developing country organizations as part of the conference workshops. Paris, March 2010. http://www.fininnov.org/main.php?page=expert
• “Women’s World Banking Network Member Satisfaction Survey 2008 & 2009: Findings & Future Strategy” Pro-bono research and consulting report for the Board of WWB NYC in conjunction with WWB staff. March 2010.
• Manager for Microfinance Joint World Women’s Banking and Deutsche Bank CSR Consultancy Program for SEEDS, Colombo, Sri Lanka. Leading a multi-disciplinary team on project relating to installation of a new national wide computerised accounting and banking. http://www.swwb.org/files/csr_article_final.pdf  (July and August 2009).