Solène Morvant-Roux

Solène Morvant-Roux is an Associate Professor at the University of Geneva with a Doctorate in Economics. Her research specializes in microfinance, financial inclusion, and development economics, focusing on Latin America and North Africa. She leads significant research projects funded by institutions like the Swiss National Science Foundation and European Investment Bank, examining water access via microcredit, cross-border financial systems, and crisis impacts on financial inclusion.

Her research explores:

• The intersection of poverty, debt, and market integration in vulnerable communities
• Gender dimensions of financial policies in Mexico
• Mixed-method approaches to microcredit impact evaluation
• Transnational financial practices in West Africa
• Socioeconomic drivers of over-indebtedness

Her publications demonstrate strong focus on microfinance systems in Morocco, Mexico, Dominican Republic and India, with recurring themes of debt dynamics, policy implementation gaps, and methodological innovations in impact research. Recent work engages with monetary theory and Polanyian economic sociology.

Teaching activities include graduate courses in Socioeconomics of Development (University of Geneva), Economic History (University of Fribourg), and specialized seminars on Microfinance and Financial Inclusion. She maintains active media engagement through outlets like Le Temps and The Guardian, discussing microcredit reforms and monetary policy.

She leads research teams for international projects like 'Financial Inclusion in Crisis' (EIBURS program) and coordinates multi-country studies. Current works include forthcoming books on debt hierarchies in Switzerland and indigenous financial systems in Mexico.