Olga Morawczynski

Current

• PhD Candidate at The University of Edinburgh

Past

• Consultant at Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation
• Consultant at CGAP
• Research Assistant at The Institution for Research on Technology Management

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Education

• The University of Edinburgh
• University of Kent (Brussels School of International Studies)

Connections

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Industry

Financial Services

Olga Morawczynski’s Experience

• PhD Candidate

  The University of Edinburgh

  (Educational Institution; 1001-5000 employees; Research industry)

  September 2007 — Present (2 years 3 months)

  My doctoral thesis examines customer adoption, usage and impact in the context of m-banking transactions in Kenya. There is a specific focus on the low-income segment of the market. The fieldwork took place in two communities. The first is Kibera, an informal settlement on the outskirts of Nairobi. The second is Bukura, a small village in Western Kenya. This thesis will examine and explain remittance patterns between these two communities. It will also make clear how the M-PESA application has altered such patterns.

• Consultant

  Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation

  (Non-Profit; Philanthropy industry)

  May 2009 — May 2009 (1 month)

  - Co-authored report with Ignacio Mas describing the key success factors of M-PESA

• Consultant

  CGAP

  (Financial Services industry)

  August 2008 — March 2009 (8 months)

  - Co-authored report detailing the socio-economic impacts of m-banking applications
  - Assisted in organizing and deploying project on m-banking agents

• Research Assistant

  The Institution for Research on Technology Management

  (Information Technology and Services industry)

  September 2004 — September 2008 (4 years 1 month)

  - Responsible for writing reviews of literature that focus on ICT4D issues
  - Received training in quantitative and qualitative research methods and applied them to developmental issues
  - Used a range of computer assisted qualitative data analysis software packages for meta-reviews of literature (ie. Atlas TI)
  - Utilized a variety of econometric methods to analyze total factor productivity in LDCs (ie. Stepwise Regression Analysis)
  - Received training in the philosophy of science

Olga Morawczynski’s Education

• The University of Edinburgh

  PhD , Science and Technology Studies , 2006 — 2009

• University of Kent (Brussels School of International Studies)

  MA , International Political Economy (IPE) , 2005 — 2006

  Graduated with distinction

Additional Information

Olga Morawczynski’s Groups:

•    CGAP's Mobile Banking and Microfinance Group
•    Mobile Money for the Unbanked - GSMA

Olga Morawczynski’s Honors:

-2008- Paper was listed in the top 20 studies of mobile communications in developing countries by the GSMA
-2007-Microsoft Research European Scholarship
-2006-Edinburgh University College Scholarship for PhD Studies
-2006-Distinct Scholar award for Master’s (top 5% of graduating class)

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