Microfinance and the Impact on Mexico
Department
Economics
Major
Economics, Business Administration, Information System Technology
Research Advisor
Gallaway, Julie
Advisor's Department
Economics
Funding Source
UMR Opportunities for Undergraduate Research Experiences (OURE) Program
Abstract
Worldwide, poverty is one of the biggest problems we face. More people than we expect are suffered from extreme poverty. This research is motivated by the need to study the microfinance programs that reduce poverty in developing countries by targeting the poorest members of society and the impact they make.
I selected one country as my research target, which is Mexico. Mexico is the one of poor developing countries in the world. Even though it has a better economic situation than others, Mexico still has many problems which result from poverty. In this project, I covered the economic background of Mexico and some poverty problems, and finally showed some preliminary results from how well the microfinance program works in Mexico.
Biography
Yong Suk Cho is a senior undergraduate student at the University of Missouri - Rolla, majoring in Economics, Business Administration and Information System Technology. He is currently the vice president of Korean Students Association (KSA).
Research Category
Management and Information Systems
Presentation Type
Poster Presentation
Document Type
Poster
Award
Management and Information Systems poster session, First place
Presentation Date
12 Apr 2006, 1:00 pm
Microfinance and the Impact on Mexico
Worldwide, poverty is one of the biggest problems we face. More people than we expect are suffered from extreme poverty. This research is motivated by the need to study the microfinance programs that reduce poverty in developing countries by targeting the poorest members of society and the impact they make.
I selected one country as my research target, which is Mexico. Mexico is the one of poor developing countries in the world. Even though it has a better economic situation than others, Mexico still has many problems which result from poverty. In this project, I covered the economic background of Mexico and some poverty problems, and finally showed some preliminary results from how well the microfinance program works in Mexico.
