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Competition and the Performance of Microfinance Institutions
Assefa, Esubalew - 2012
This paper examines the relationship between competition and the performance of microfinance institutions (MFIs). We … increased competition in microfinance during the last decade. Our econometric analysis provides evidence that competition among …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013108458
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Long-Run Price Elasticities of Demand for Credit : Evidence from a Countrywide Field Experiment in Mexico
Karlan, Dean S. - 2013
The long-run price elasticity of demand for credit is a key parameter for intertemporal modeling, policy levers, and lending practice. We use randomized interest rates, offered across 80 regions by Mexico's largest microlender, to identify a 29-month dollars-borrowed elasticity of -1.9. This...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013081249
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Microcredit in Developed Countries : Unexpected Consequences of Loan-Size Ceilings
Cozarenco, Anastasia - 2013
In most developed countries, regulators have imposed loan-size ceilings to subsidized microfinance institutions (MFIs …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013081589
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The Miracle of Microfinance? Evidence from a Randomized Evaluation
Banerjee, Abhijit V. - 2013
of a particular microfinance institution (Spandana) while the remainder were not, although other MFIs were free to enter …. We found no changes in any of the development outcomes that are often believed to be affected by microfinance, including …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013083349
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Can Self-Help Groups Really Be Self-Help?
Greaney, Brian - 2013
This paper examines a cost-reducing innovation to the delivery of Self-Help Group microfinance services. These groups …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013083526
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The Lending Interest Rates in the Microfinance Sector : Searching for its Determinants
Cotler, Pablo - 2013
Using data from 1299 microfinance institutions (MFIs) in 84 countries and following different approaches, it was found …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013084853
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The Impact of Macroeconomic on the Financial Performance of the Microfinance Institutions in Java Island, Indonesia
Hermanto, Bambang - 2013
This study aims to analyze the macroeconomic impacts of financial performance of microfinance institutions (MFIs) in …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013085179
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Examining the Effect of Amanah Ikhtiar Malaysia's Microcredit Program on Microenterprise Assets in Rural Malaysia
Al Mamun, Abdullah - 2013
Microenterprise often considered as an antecedent for generating income and employment, which leads to a decline in overall poverty rate and other aspects of sustainable socio-economic development. The objective of this study is to identify the impact of Amanah Ikhtiar Malaysia's (AIM)...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013085678
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Self Help Groups - An Instrument for Women Empowerment
Trivedi, Jigna C. - 2013
The Indian heritage has its roots in strong, community affiliations and identifications. The social fabric is endowed with the spirit of self help community help. The society has been throwing up a number of examples of self help and community initiatives without waiting for external help...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013086215
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What Drives the Microfinance Lending Rate?
Mersland, Roy - 2013
Is the microfinance institution (MFI) able to charge unduly high lending rates and obtain a profitability incompatible … versions is employed, together with analyses of price (the lending rate) and return on assets. We control for microfinance …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013090245