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Economic governance of MFIs: Inside the black box
Arun, Thankom; Annim, Samuel Kobina - 2010
This paper investigates a relationship between economic governance and the dual objectives of Microfinance Institutions … atmosphere that will enhance the achievement of microfinance social objectives. …
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Economic governance of MFIs : Inside the black box
Arun, Thankom; Annim, Samuel Kobina - 2010
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009302234
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Does microfinance program innovation reduce income inequality? : cross-country and panel data analysis
Miled, Kamel Bel Hadj; Younsi, Moheddine; Landolsi, Monia - In: Journal of innovation and entrepreneurship : JIE 11 (2022), pp. 1-15
This paper uses cross-country and panel data set to test the significance of microfinance on income inequality … microfinance in reducing inequality at the macro level. Moreover, our results suggest that microfinance loans can lead to improve … recommendations to policymakers, as they could generate suitable strategies to consider microfinance institutions as a more popular …
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Finance - growth nexus and banking efficiency : The impact of microfinance institutions
Abrar, Afsheen; Hasan, Iftekhar; Kabir, Rezaul - 2021
This paper investigates the relative importance of microfinance institutions (MFIs) at both the macro (financial …
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Bank owners or bank managers : who is keen on risk? ; evidence from the financial crisis
Gropp, Reint; Köhler, Matthias - 2010
In this paper, we analyse whether bank owners or bank managers were the driving force behind the risks incurred in the wake of the financial crisis of 2007/2008. We show that owner controlled banks had higher profits in the years before the crisis, and incurred larger losses and were more likely...
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Risk Governance and Performance of the Italian Banks : An Empirical Analysis
Cavezzali, Elisa - 2015
The paper investigates the relation between the adoption of good practices in risk management and the level of performance and riskiness of banks. In particular, we aim at understanding if the application of the Enterprise Risk Management approach to banks helps increasing their stability. We...
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In search for yield? : Survey-based evidence on bank risk taking
Buch, Claudia M.; Eickmeier, Sandra; Prieto, Esteban - 2011
There is growing consensus that the conduct of monetary policy can have an impact on stability through the risk-taking incentives of banks. Falling interest rates might induce a “search for yield” and generate incentives to invest into risky activities. This paper provides evidence on the...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009010127
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In Search for yield? : new survey-based evidence on bank risk taking
Buch, Claudia M.; Eickmeier, Sandra; Prieto, Esteban - 2011
There is growing consensus that the conduct of monetary policy can have an impact on financial and economic stability through the risk-taking incentives of banks. Falling interest rates might induce a "search for yield" and generate incentives to invest into risky activities. This paper provides...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009011303
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Estimating the Competitive Effects of Common Ownership
Gramlich, Jacob; Grundl, Serafin - 2017
If managers maximize the payoffs of their shareholders rather than firm profits, then it may be anticompetitive for a shareholder to own competing firms. This is because a manager?s objective function may place weight on profits of competitors who are held by the same shareholder. Recent...
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