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We examine the heterogeneous effects of globalization on the interest rate setting by microfinance institutions (MFIs) around the world. We consider MFIs as a mechanism to overcome the institutional void of credit for small entrepreneurs in developing and emerging economies. Using a large global...
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This study empirically investigates the relationship between customer concentration and corporate risk-taking. We find that overall customer concentration significantly reduces corporate risk-taking. However, the relationship varies across different settings. Specifically, the negative...
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Microfinance is a social innovation to alleviate poverty by providing small unsecured loans to local entrepreneurs and the poor. Many borrowers use the microfinance loans to seed their small entrepreneurial businesses. However, the high interest rates charged by the microfinance institutions...
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While voluminous research has focused on the impact of host country institutions on foreign entrants, the rise of outward internationalization of firms from emerging economies is challenging this research stream. Limited work has been done to investigate a crucial question: How do home country...
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