This paper considers the possibility of mission drift in microfinance; a situation where Microfinance Institutions … (MFIs) move away from targeting the poor and towards better-off clients. Using two different measures of poverty, the paper … examines whether microfinance institutions in Uganda follow a developmental objective by expanding their access to poorer …

We analyze the relationship between Microfinance Institutions (MFIs) and external donors, with the aim of contributing … to the debate on "mission drift" in microfinance. We assume that both the donor and the MFI are pro-poor, possibly at …

inclusion on poverty and income inequality. The results provide evidence that high- and middle-high-income economies with high … financial inclusion have significantly lower poverty, while no such relation exists for middle-low and low-income economies. The … nonlinearities in the cross-country determinants and impacts of financial inclusion on poverty and income inequality across income …

This paper describes a Hungarian social microcredit programme, called Kiútprogram and discusses the major lessons drawn … assist escaping fromthe poverty trap. Without knowledge transfer and without inter-community connection building - at least …

the formation of microfinance institutions in Ireland. The focus of this study is the expansion of a hybrid organisational … understand Irish microfinance in the early nineteenth century, a period of profound socio-economic and socio-religious change. It … seeks to explain the factors that motivated the establishment and de-establishment of microfinance institutions amidst this …

We suggest an explanation for the existence of "mission drift", the tendency for Microfinance Institutions (MFIs) to …

In the decade before the Great Famine, Ireland experienced a boom in microfinance institutions (MFIs). Taking a social … turbulent period in Irish history. Many contemporary writers saw microfinance as a legal means that could lessen the burden on … between MFIs, an Irish solution, and the poor law, a British solution, to Ireland's chronic poverty. The goal of the Irish …

This paper examines the impact of micro-credit on employment. Household-level data was collected, following a quasi …-borrowers. Pipeline borrowers are included to control for self-selection effects. It is argued that micro-credit causes a substitution of …. For Pakistan, there is no evidence that micro-credit effects employment. However, for Bangladesh, there is robust evidence …

Verde. These findings have important implications for the optimal design of microfinance programs, in particular concerning … the targeting of loans and the use of microfinance as an instrument to support improved labor market outcomes. …