This paper presents a model of the complete microcredit financing chain investor - MIV - MFI - micro-borrower, in which social-minded MIVs provide funds only to those MFIs which do not exploit their bargaining power towards micro-borrowers. The MFIs with the highest bargaining power do not use...

We empirically study the determinants of failures of microfinance institutions based on the CAMELS rating components and microfinance-specific measures by applying probit regression techniques. Our findings confirm the capital adequacy (C), the asset quality (A), the management capability (M),...

High micro-credit interest rates cause fierce debates among practitioners, scholars and even the general public. To objectify these discussions this article investigates determinants of micro-credit interest rates by using a worldwide data set of 712 micro-finance institutions. We examine how...