This paper studies the relationship between a microfinance institution (MFI) and its credit officers when the latter … are biased against a subgroup of the clientele. Using survey data from Uganda, we provide evidence that credit officers …

This paper studies the relationship between a microfinance institution (MFI) and its loan officers when officers … discriminate against a particular group of micro-entrepreneurs. Using survey data from Uganda, we provide evidence that loan …

The aim of this chapter is, first, to provide the reader with basic knowledge about microfinance and how this is … identifies strategies to improve the current situation where few disabled people have access to microfinance. The overall … objective is to give the readers a background to understand better how microfinance can be used as a tool to reduce poverty for …

important in Uganda. The survey covers disabled persons with some kind of existing economic activity and is thus not … from the perspective of the disabled person. The study suggests that microfinance institutions (MFIs) should revise their …

examines whether microfinance institutions in Uganda follow a developmental objective by expanding their access to poorer …This paper considers the possibility of mission drift in microfinance; a situation where Microfinance Institutions … period 2009-2013; adopting a static count data model and dynamic regression approach. We find that MFIs in Uganda are more …

Microfinance industry has grown massively in the past decades. Even if it is commonly considered as an important … development tool, the evidence of the socio-economic impact of microfinance is mixed, regardless of what methodology has been … applied. The purpose of this study is to assess the socio-economic impact of microfinance on the clients of a microfinance …