We examine how the expansion of the branch network of a microfinance bank between 2006 and 2010 in South-East Europe … the location of each household and match this data with branch location information for the major microfinance bank in the … results suggest that microfinance banks do expand the frontier of finance as compared to ordinary retail banks. …

This paper evaluates the effectiveness of some of the microfinance lending methodologies using the approach comparing …

We examine how the geographical proximity to a new microfinance bank branch affects the use of bank accounts by low …. Our results suggest that microfinance banks can promote financial inclusion even in emerging markets which are well served …

Although one of the primary objectives of microfinance has been the reduction of poverty through the provision of … microfinance, there may be an indirect positive impact through the effect of microcredit availability on families’ decisions to … availability on education expenditures for children of clients of a South Indian microfinance institution. I first look at some …

In the microfinance industry the idea of “empowerment” is often valued as a means to encourage female emancipation from …

Microfinance in general and microcredit programs in particular have attracted much attention among interest groups …