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The Underside of Microfinance: Performance Indicators and Informal Debt in Cambodia
ABSTRACT Microfinance is a dominant strategy used to promote rural development around the world. Rather than directly track its impact on borrowers, however, microfinance institutions rely on indicators of financial performance adopted from commercial banking as proxies for positive social impact.
W. Nathan Green +3 more
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Excessive focus on risk? Non‐performing loans and efficiency of microfinance institutions
Abstract Microfinance is a banking market in which operating costs are high, while non‐performing loans (NPLs) rates are low. While the existing literature tends to explain that the high operating costs arise from the provision of small loans, we argue that excessive efforts to control loan losses can also be a contributing factor.
Stephen Zamore +2 more
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The impact of microfinance on poverty reduction in Vietnam: A dynamic panel‐data analysis
Abstract The current study uses the Generalised Method of Moments to examine the dynamic relationship between access to microfinance and poverty reduction. The panel‐data set is constructed from the Vietnam Household Living Standard Surveys during 2002–2008.
Hoai A. Duong, Hong S. Nghiem
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Abstract Taking advantage of the passage of a microfinance law in Italy (2014), we explore the rationales for introducing microfinance‐specific regulation in high‐income welfare states and the potential effects that this process may have on MFIs’ social and financial performances (i.e. double bottom line).
Enrico Bellazzecca, Olga Biosca
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Are microfinance institutions' financial performance gender driven? Evidence from Argentina
Abstract This paper studies the determinants of financial performance (return on assets, ROA) of 18 Argentine Microfinance Institutions (MFIs) from 2002 to 2018. We apply the random forest algorithm to predict the ROA of the Argentine MFIs, introducing two social variables to capture the depth of the outreach such as the female ratio and the average ...
Sara Díaz‐Martín +2 more
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Rural financial intermediation and poverty reduction in Ghana: A micro‐level analysis
Abstract The financial sector in rural areas, where most of the poor people in sub‐Saharan Africa are found, has transformed massively in recent times, notably through the increased penetration of several types of rural financial intermediaries in addition to rural and community banks and microfinance institutions.
Michael Danquah +4 more
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Financiación con microcréditos en micro y pequeñas empresas uruguayas [PDF]
Las micro y pequeñas empresas (MYPES) representan la inmensa mayoría del tejido productivo uruguayo, generando prácticamente la mitad de la fuerza laboral del país. El acceso al crédito por parte de estas instituciones resulta crucial para asegurar su
Fernández López, Sara +3 more
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Concepciones de los estudiantes acerca de la Educación Económica y Financiera (EEF)
Esta investigación determinó los juicios que tienen los estudiantes sobre la Educación Económica y Financiera, mediante el análisis de las variables Concepciones y Desarrollo de la asignatura o proyectos.
Giovanny Andrés Martínez Ordoñez +1 more
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El fenómeno de la pobreza como problema público invita a reflexionar cada vez más sobre la responsabilidad que tiene el Estado frente a la ciudadanía.
Louis Valentin Mballa
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La presente investigación tiene el objetivo de evaluar la eficiencia en las instituciones de microfinanzas en las treintaidós entidades federativas mexicanas, con el fin de reconocer cuáles son las instituciones más eficientes y relacionar su desempeño ...
Alberto Ortiz Zavala +4 more
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