Senior Lecturer & Chairperson, Department of Public Policy & Administration
Refereed Journal Articles
Business Daily, 24/11/2015: Lack of access to key financial services comes in many forms http://www.businessdailyafrica.com/analysis/Lack-of-access-to-key-financial-services/539548-2968608-4pusesz/index.html
Business Daily, 23/5/2017: Why informal financial markets are here to stay http://www.businessdailyafrica.com/analysis/Why-informal-financial-markets-are-here-to-stay/539548-3937182-xmcwq2z/index.html
Business Daily, 27/6/2017: Mobile payments and the future of electronic cards http://www.businessdailyafrica.com/analysis/Mobile-payments-and-the-future-of-electronic-cards/539548-3988416-hvcw01/index.html
Business Daily, 25/7/2017: Policy dilemma in the informal financial markets http://www.businessdailyafrica.com/analysis/Policy-dilemma--informal-financial-markets/539548-4031934-11puts1z/index.html
Dr. Muthinja is currently heading the Financial Innovation and Financial Inclusion Policy Research Programme at the Department. He is the Principal investigator for innovation studies in general and financial innovation in particular in the programme.
Muthinja, M. M., & Chipeta, C. (2018). What drives financial innovations in Kenya’s commercial banks? An empirical study on firm and macro-level drivers of branchless banking. Journal of African Business, 19(3), 385-408.
Muthinja, M. M., & Chipeta, C. (2018). Financial innovation, firm performance and the speeds of adjustment: New evidence from Kenya’s banking sector. Journal of Economic and Financial Sciences, 11(1), 1-11. Chipeta, C., & Muthinja, M. M. (2018). Financial innovations and bank performance in Kenya: Evidence from branchless banking models. South African Journal of Economic and Management Sciences, 21(1), 11.
Conference Papers
Muthinja, M. M., & Chipeta, C. (2015). Mobile Payments and the Creative Destruction of Traditional Payment Systems: Evidence from Kenya's Network Externalities. Paper presented at the 5th International Conference on Financial Services, 29th September-1 October, 2015, Port Elizabeth, South Africa.
Muthinja, M. M. (2013). The Role of Informal Financial Markets in the Economic Development of South Africa. Paper presented at the First Annual Financial Economics workshop,"Financial Economics and the Nexus of Growth, Stability & Efficiency". Jointly hosted by University of Cape Town Graduate school of business and Economic Research Southern Africa (ERSA), Cape Town, South Africa.
Muthinja M.M. and Adedeji A. (2017) Political Competition and Fiscal Performance in Sub-Saharan Africa. Research Proposal presented at the African Economic Research Consortium (AERC) Bi-annual workshop held in Arusha, Tanzania on December 3-7, 2017.
Professional Affiliations
Member of the Institute of Certified Public Accountants of Kenya-ICPAK (Member number R/6608)
Member of the Institute of Certified Secretaries-ICS (Member number-2399)
Member of the Institute of Risk Management, South Africa (Member number 55333380)
