Marr, Ana ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8764-5682 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.

Item Type:	Article
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. [2] 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
Faculty / School / Research Centre / Research Group:	Faculty of Engineering & Science > Natural Resources Institute Faculty of Engineering & Science > Natural Resources Institute > Development Studies Research Group Faculty of Engineering & Science > Natural Resources Institute > Food & Markets Department Faculty of Business > Department of International Business & Economics
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Last Modified:	22 Oct 2020 17:09
URI:	http://gala.gre.ac.uk/id/eprint/8351

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