The Institute has in-house expertise to run research, studies, impact & evaluation on studies.
Some of these previous studies are as follows:
BUILDING SUSTAINABLE WOMEN ENTREPRENEURS IN ASSAM AND WEST BENGAL
MSME Finance in North East Region: Expanding Supply through Multiple Channels. Sponsored by FIDD, RBI, Central Office, Mumbai and Govt of India, MSME Ministry.
An assessment of the Cluster Level Federations of Meghalaya which was promoted by Meghalaya Rural Development Society (A joint IFAD (International Fund for Agriculture Development) and Govt of Meghalaya initiative)
Redrawing Boundaries of Financial Systems in Mountain Economies covering the states of Meghalaya, Arunachal Pradesh, Mizoram and Nagaland – A study jointly conducted with Kim Wilson, Faculty, TUFTS University, Fletcher School of Business, Boston, USA.
Study on “Review of Land Tenancy and Land Leasing Laws across Assam with respect to impact of computerization of land records, status of tenants/sharecroppers and on bank lending” – sponsored by Dept of Economic Analysis and Research, NABARD, Mumbai.
Consultancy project on “Providing Technical Services for Revitalising the Livelihood Improvement Finance Company of Meghalaya – A joint venture of the Govt of Meghalaya and IFAD. This consultancy was about setting up of a livelihood financing institution in the state of Meghalaya under the government of Meghalaya.
Consultancy project for setting up the Chief Minister’s Microfinance Scheme in Assam and building up the institutional mechanism, product development, including capacity building of Assam Finance Corporation the implementing agency of the Govt of Assam.
Delinquency of their loan portfolio in the states of Mizoram, Manipur and Nagaland for North Eastern Development Financial Institution (NEDFi)
Banking in the North-East India: Making it Financially more inclusive, sponsored by NEC, Shillong
Studies conducted under Centre for Microfinance Research ( CMR)
Livelihood Opportunities and Challenges of Forest Dwellers in the Upland Areas in NER – A collaborative work with School of Livelihoods, Hyderabad and Centre for Economic and Social Studies, Hyderabad which covered the states of Meghalaya, Mizoram and Arunachal Pradesh
Microfinance in the North East Region – Expanding outreach to the underserved regions for Sa-dhan, Delhi.
Understanding and Responding to the Savings Behaviour of the Poor People in the North East of India – a collaborative study with Micro Save, India
The Institute has publications called IIBM DIGEST.
