A poverty penalty arises when the poor pay more than the non-poor to access goods and services. An example is the cost …. Microfinance Institutions (MFIs) usually justify the high interest rates on grounds of the high risk involved in microcredit, the … collection. After identifying and quantifying poverty penalty in different countries, this paper focuses on the Colombian case …

of poverty, and indirectly health and education. Specifically, microfinance is generally perceived as a tool for poverty … countries, poverty in industrialized countries is often neglected. This report focuses on microfinance as a tool for pulling …Poverty is multidimensional. In its starkest form, the United Nations Development Annual Reports proxy poverty as …

reducing poverty. In many countries, microfinance institutions (MFIs) have become popular instruments for redistributive pro … trend towards product diversification can be an appropriate policy response for enhanced poverty outreach, in particular … when combining micro-credit with savings and insurance. By reviewing cross-sectional evidence of 250 microfinance schemes …

This paper aims at gaining deeper understanding of the possible effects of combined microfinance (CMF) on social and …

Microfinance is increasingly seen as a major development tool. Its promise to help the poor by providing financial … services is seen as the major reason for its support. Nevertheless, its effectiveness on actual poverty reduction is not yet … commercialization. The impact on poverty is usually measured in financial terms. In this paper, poverty is defined in a broader sense to …

Microfinance Institutions (MFIs) provide loans to low income individuals. The credit scoring systems of MFIs, if they … credit officers’ experience and addresses incomplete and intangible information. The model has been tested in a microfinance …

This study uses a unique, hand-collected sample of microfinance institutions from 73 developing countries to analyze …

Microfinance institutions (MFIs) are alternative financial providers offering financial services to people typically … developing microfinance sector in Europe; however, very little literature exists on this MFI segment. In this paper, we analyze …

This paper is the first to draw a global picture of worldwide microfinance equity by taking full advantage of daily … quoted prices. We revisit previous findings showing that investors should consider microfinance as a self-standing sector …. Our results are threefold. First, microfinance has become less risky and more closely correlated with the financial sector …