Microfinance Institutions (MFIs) have been compared at various levels for the purpose of replications and policy … explain where microfinance fits in the development process. Based on data collected on 563 MFIs, merged with country … and outreach performance as well as default and interest rates. Results suggest that high economic growth is associated …

the efficiency of institutions worldwide, the problem concerning the availability of internationally standardized data …. We calculate efficiency scores for more than 4,800 universities and other research-focused institutions worldwide … America or Europe. The results of the study show that institutions in the Pacific region have the highest average efficiency …

We propose a measure of well-being efficiency to assess countries' ability to transform inputs into subjective well …, absence of corruption, and generosity) identified in the World Happiness Reports and apply Data Envelopment Analysis to a … sample of 126 countries. Efficiency scores reveal that high ranking subjective well-being countries, such as the Nordics, are …

We estimate a measure of well-being efficiency that assesses countries' ability to transform inputs into subjective … of choice, absence of corruption, and generosity) identified in the World Happiness Reports and apply Data Envelopment … Analysis to a sample of 126 countries. Efficiency scores reveal that high ranking subjective well-being countries, such as the …