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Benjamin Bisimwa Cisagara is currently a Research Assistant and Ph.D. student at the University of Latvia in the Department of Economics, Business, and Management, working under the PRESILIENT project on innovation and informality in Kenya. He holds a Bachelor's degree in Economics and Management from the "Université Catholique de Bukavu" in DR Congo and a Master's degree in Economics from the University of Freiburg in Germany. His research interests lie in the intersection of finance and development economics. Specifically, he focuses on exploring inquiries related to informal finance and financial inclusion, climate finance, and education.
RESEARCH PROJECT
Informality and Innovation: Building Post-Pandemic Resilient Communities in Kenya.
Digital Financial Transformation in Savings Groups: Bridging the Divide for Enhanced Financial Inclusion.
The Digital Transformation of Savings and Credit Groups: Bridging the Divide to Enhance Financial Inclusion. Evidence from Kenya. A research study on the informal financial sector.
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PUBLICATIONS
Bisimwa Cisagara, B. (2025). Mobile financial services and performance of business in the informal economy. African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development, 1–15.
https://doi.org/10.1080/20421338.2025.2582925
Cisagara, B. (2025). The Political Economy of Digital Ecosystems: Scenario Planning for Alternative Futures. Studies of Transition States and Societies. https://doi.org/10.58036/stss.v.889
Cisagara, B. (2024). Finance and climate change: assessing the impact of physical, transition, and regulation risks on asset pricing valuation. Journal of Asset Management. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.18097925
Rahman, A., Cisagara, B., D'Urso, D., and Ianole-Călin, R. (Under review). Bridging The Gap: A Systematic Review of Digital Labor Platforms and Informal Employment. Under review by the Journal of Social Policy Research.
Cisagara, B. (2025). Comparative Horizon Scanning Report. Informality and innovation: building post-pandemic resilient communities in Kenya. Zenodo. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.16535503
Molina, J. L., Pulgar Corrotea, M., Polese, A., Fradejas-García, I., Ianole-Călin, R., Isaev, A., Mengato, S., Nguyen, M., Carracedo, D., De Lombaerde, G., Avesani, M., Sasikornwong, N., Gambardella, M., Andrias, B., Massera, M., Lima, J. P., Cisagara, B., Rahman, A., Kabaghe, W., & D'Urso, D. (2024). PRESILIENT Horizon Scanning Dataset [Data set]. Zenodo. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.14285318
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