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ENHANCING THE ENFORCEABILITY OF ISLAMIC MICROFINANCE CONTRACTS IN OIC COUNTRIES

ZOUARI, Zeineb; NABI, Mahmoud Sami - Islamic Research and Training Institute (IRTI), Islamic … - 2015

The role of Microfinance in alleviating poverty and enhancing social development is increasing. However, Microfinance Institutions (MFIs) suffer from two important problems which undermine their growth. The first one is inherent to their exposure to information asymmetry (adverse selection and...

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Board independence and firm performance in China

Liu, Yu; Miletkov, Mihail K.; Wei, Zuobao; Yang, Tina - In: Journal of Corporate Finance 30 (2015) C, pp. 223-244

We provide the first comprehensive and robust evidence on the relationship between board independence and firm performance in China. We find that independent directors have an overall positive effect on firm operating performance in China. Our findings are robust to a battery of tests, including...

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The geography of US auditors: information quality and monitoring costs by local versus non-local auditors

Jensen, Kevan; Kim, Jin-Mo; Yi, Han - In: Review of Quantitative Finance and Accounting 44 (2015) 3, pp. 513-549

performance, we examine the relation between audit quality and auditor–client proximity. After controlling for monitoring costs …

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The Transaction Costs Perspective on Costs And Benefits of Government Regulation

den Butter, Frank A.G.; de Graaf, Marc; Nijsen, André - 2009

also to the monitoring costs of the regulators and to the residual loss. These latter costs can be regarded as cost to …

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The transaction costs perspective on costs and benefits of government regulation

Butter, Frank A. G. den; Graaf, Marc de; Nijsen, André F. - 2009

also to the monitoring costs of the regulators and to the residual loss. These latter costs can be regarded as cost to …

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The Transaction Costs Perspective on Costs And Benefits of Government Regulation

Butter, Frank A.G. den; Graaf, Marc de; Nijsen, André - Tinbergen Institute - 2009

also to the monitoring costs of the regulators and to the residual loss. These latter costs can be regarded as cost to …

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The Transaction Costs Perspective on Costs And Benefits of Government Regulation

Butter, Frank A.G. den; Graaf, Marc de; Nijsen, André - Tinbergen Instituut - 2009

also to the monitoring costs of the regulators and to the residual loss. These latter costs can be regarded as cost to …

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A note on monitoring costs and voter fraud

Graves, Philip E.; Sexton, Robert L.; Galles, Gary - In: The American economist : journal of Omnicron Delta … 59 (2014) 2, pp. 134-138

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How audit fees are affectd by a client under SEC investigation

Scott, Winifred D.; Gist, Willie E. - In: International journal of accounting, auditing and … 10 (2014) 2, pp. 153-186

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Explaining equity shares in international joint ventures : combining the influence of asset characteristics, culture and institutional differences

Bowe, Michael; Golesorkhi, Sougand; Yamin, Mo - In: Research in international business and finance 31 (2014), pp. 212-233

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