Microfinance social performance: a global empirical study
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Marr, Ana and Awaworyi, Sefa (2012) Microfinance social performance: a global empirical study. Applied Econometrics and International Development, 12 (2). pp. 51-68. ISSN 1578-4487
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Abstract
Over the years, microfinance has been purported to have experienced enormous progress and is seen to contribute towards poverty reduction by extending finance to people previously excluded from formal financial markets. However, the question on how microfinance social performance is assessed remains unresolved. The paper develops an original social performance rating for 878 microfinance institutions (MFIs), across all geographic regions in the world for a period of 11 years (2000-2010). Furthermore, the paper investigates whether or not the age, assets, regulation status, loans per loan officers, as well as the profit status of MFIs affect MFIs’ ability to perform socially.
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| Additional Information: | [1] Citation: Marr, Ana and Awaworyi, Sefa (2012) Microfinance social performance: a global empirical study. Applied Econometrics and International Development, 12 (2). pp. 51-68. ISSN 1578-4487. Permission to host on GALA given by publisher, the Euro-American Association of Economic Development Studies. Definitive version held at: http://www.usc.es/economet/eaat.htm. |
| Uncontrolled Keywords: | microfinance, social performance, measurement index |
| Subjects: | H Social Sciences > HC Economic History and Conditions H Social Sciences > HF Commerce |
| School / Department / Research Groups: | Natural Resources Institute Natural Resources Institute > Development Studies Research Group Natural Resources Institute > Food & Markets School of Business School of Business > Department of International Business & Economics |
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| Last Modified: | 03 Apr 2013 13:03 |
| URI: | http://gala.gre.ac.uk/id/eprint/8351 |
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