This paper measures profit efficiency and examines the effect of access to microfinance on theperformance of rice firms … models. After effectively correcting forselectivity bias, the mean profit efficiency of the microfinance borrowers and non …

Microfinance institutions are important, particularly in developing countries, because they expand the frontier of …

2001. We find strong evidence that access to external finance (loans) increases the growth of both employment and sales …

find strong evidence that access to external credit increases the growth of both employment and sales. Taxes appear to …

This paper mainly focuses on finding optimal strategies for the development of microfinance in Korea and on predicting … the impact of microfinance in the future.First, this paper reviews and assesses the impact of microfinance in Korea. I … microfinance is needed in Korea. Although the Korean economy has made great strides, the difference in the income between the poor …

commercial banks, rural financial institutions and microfinance institutions in China. The first pairwise comparison indicated …

Microfinance (MF) has attracted growing attention as a means of improving financial access. Reflecting the enthusiasm …

Microfinance is dedicated to the provision of financial services to low-incomeindividuals including women, minorities … (MDP) in the United States have provided a variety of microfinance services tomany low-income urban and, primarily, rural …, amicroenterprise state. Businesses with fewer than five employees are responsible for 18%of the overall employment in the state, and …