Miri Stryjan

I am an Assistant Professor in the Economics Department at the Aalto University School of Business , part of Helsinki Graduate School of Economics. I am the chair of the Development Economics Research Group of the Helsinki GSE.

I do research in development economics, political economics and applied microeconomics where I use field experiments and quasi experimental methods to answer causal questions. Much of my current research studies different aspects of finance in developing countries, including loan contract structure, selection into borrowing and the motivation of loan officers in microfinance. I am also interested in how individuals and communities interact with and within institutions, broadly defined. This is exemplified by my work on community based service delivery and community meetings.

I hold a PhD from the Institute for International Economic Studies (IIES), Stockholm University.