Mersland, Roy; Strøm, Reidar Øystein - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2007
We trace the relationship between firm performance and corporate governance in microfinance institutions (MFI …) utilising a self constructed global data set on MFIs, collected from third-party rating agencies. We study the effect of board … characteristics, ownership type, competition and regulation on the MFI's outreach to poor clients and its financial performance. The …