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Effects of Peer Monitoring and Contract Choice on Repayment Rates Under Group Liability Lending: A Laboratory Microfinance Experiment From Australia

Razzaque, Shahid - In: International Journal of Applied Behavioral Economics … 7 (2018) 3, pp. 1-33

profit sharing (PS) and conventional interest based (IB) microfinance contracts. In the four treatments, subjects were given …

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The Role of Microfinance to Empower Women: The Case of Developing Countries

Aninze, Festus; El-Gohary, Hatem; Hussain, Javed - In: International Journal of Customer Relationship … 9 (2018) 1, pp. 54-78

This article reviews, discusses and provides a critical analysis relating to the role of microfinance on issues linking … article provides an overview of the opportunities and criticisms of microfinance which examines the contemporary issues on … the role of microfinance to empower women in developing countries. …

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Digital Entrepreneurial Charity, Solidarity, and Social Change

Saiz-Alvarez, José Manuel; Colvin-Díez, Jorge; … - In: International Journal of E-Entrepreneurship and … 7 (2017) 1, pp. 29-48

-to-Person microfinance organization from the viewpoint of social change, and they consider how it has impacted on the nascent of a new wave …

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Business Management Models of Microfinance Institutions (MFIs) in Africa: A Study into Their Enabling Environments

Pashkova, Nadya; Trujillo-Barrera, Andres; Apostolakis, … - In: International Journal of Food and Beverage … 1 (2016) 2, pp. 63-82

cooperative microfinance initiatives in comparison with other organizational forms in Africa. They distinguish three types of …

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Signaling Creditworthiness in Peruvian Microfinance Markets: The Role of Information Sharing

Frisancho, Veronica - In: The B.E. Journal of Economic Analysis & Policy 12 (2012) 1

Abstract Using borrower-level data from FINCA, one of Peru's leading microfinance institutions (MFIs), this paper …

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Deposit Collectors

Ashraf, Nava; Karlan, Dean; Yin, Wesley - In: The B.E. Journal of Economic Analysis & Policy 6 (2006) 2

Informal lending and savings institutions exist around the world, and often include regular door-to-door deposit collection of cash. Some banks have adopted similar services in order to expand access to banking services in areas that lack physical branches. Using a randomized control trial, we...

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Building Microfinance Associations: Goals, Implementation and Policy Implications

Hudak, Kristen - In: Nonprofit Policy Forum 2 (2011) 1

With increasing emphasis being placed on professionalism and a self-sustaining financial model, microfinance … microfinance associations are not focused solely on representing and advocating for the interests of their members. Rather, this …

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Marketing at the bottom of the pyramid: service quality sensitivity of captive microfinance borrowers

Jose, Saju; Robert Buchanan, F. - In: Journal of Consumer Marketing 30 (2013) 7, pp. 573-582

Purpose – The aim of this paper is to survey the working poor who are microfinance borrowers, examining their … loadings and reliabilities. Findings – Customer dissatisfaction with the microfinance product, lack of commitment from lender … the firm's agents convey low CSR. Microfinance customers were sensitive to customer service. Service quality was also …

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Corporate governance and internal controls over financial reporting in Ugandan MFIs

Nalukenge, Irene; Tauringana, Ven; Mpeera Ntayi, Joseph - In: Journal of Accounting in Emerging Economies 7 (2017) 3, pp. 294-317

over financial reporting (ICFR) of microfinance institutions (MFIs) in Uganda. Design/methodology/approach This study was … and Association of Microfinance Institutions in Uganda (AMFIU) membership are significant predictors of the ICFR. However …

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Microfinance accountability in Cameroon: a cure or a curse for poverty alleviation?

Akanga, Fidelis Kedju - In: Journal of Accounting & Organizational Change 13 (2017) 1, pp. 112-130

practices existing in Cameroon microfinance institutions (MFIs) and explore how such practices have evolved and … institutionalised within the microfinance sector in Cameroon through time. Design/methodology/approach This study is designed to … investigate if the institutionalised accountability practices within the microfinance sector in Cameroon are a cure or a curse for …

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