savings mobilization and lending by Microfinance Institutions. The findings support the hypothesis that employee …

Is the microfinance institution (MFI) able to charge unduly high lending rates and obtain a profitability incompatible … versions is employed, together with analyses of price (the lending rate) and return on assets. We control for microfinance …

The microfinance industry carries every sign of an innovation in its take-off phase. The various aspects of the … microfinance innovation were developed in the 1980's, twenty years later the industry experiences a phenomenal growth rate, and it … has diffused to most developing countries in the world. This review paper looks at microfinance as an entrepreneurial …

This paper studies the relationship between a microfinance institution (MFI) and its credit officers when the latter …

microfinance struggle to become financially self-sufficient and to achieve their social objectives of servicing with quality the … poorest clientele possible. The issue of corporate governance has therefore been of increasing interest for microfinance as it … constitutes governance in relation to microfinance; (ii) identify the reasons why it is of such high importance for the industry …

Microfinance Institutions (MFIs) provide financial services to the poor and resemble banks and non-profits. Many target … results. In microfinance, gender diversity on the board of MFIs is beneficial, and loans by female loan officers have lower …

Using data from 319 microfinance institutions (MFIs) in 68 developing countries, we study the degree to which …

This paper studies the relationship between a microfinance institution (MFI) and its loan officers when officers …

Using data from 319 microfinance institutions (MFIs) in 68 developing countries, we study the degree to which …

This paper studies the relationship between a microfinance institution (MFI) and its credit officers when the latter …