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Are credit unions in Ecuador achieving economies of scale?

Marchio, Nick A - 2009

This study tests the assertion that membership growth in credit unions is constrained by their unique structural features, such as their non-profit mission and member-based ownership. Although these features enhance inclusiveness, existing theory suggest that they work against efficiency when...

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Analysis of the Incentive Mechanisms of Individual and Group- Microlending Contracts

Vigenina, Denitsa - 2004

borrowing groups of the microfinance institutions Constanta (Georgia) and FORA (Russia), this study describes to what extent … individual lending mechanism - based on the experience of 130 borrowers of the Microfinance Bank of Georgia – shows that there …

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Financing smallholder agribusiness in Zambia: an economic analysis of the ZATAC model

Salin, Victoria (contributor) - 2008

commercialization and compares this lender’s model with the major microfinance institutions, to identify specific mechanisms employed by …

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Micro credit, empowerment and diversion of loan use

Vadakarasseril Anandan, Jameela - 2009

Parallel session 7. Microfinance …

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Essays on Banking for Micro and Small Enterprises

Schrader, Jan Peter - 2009

countries after an aggregate income shock. The analysis is based on a data set in which the customer data of the microfinance … microfinance institution. The results support the hypothesis that especially transaction lending contributes to the problem of …

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THE COST STRUCTURE OF MICROFINANCE INSTITUTIONS IN EASTERN EUROPE AND CENTRAL ASIA

Hartarska, Valentina; Caudill, Steven B.; Gropper, Daniel M. - 2006

Microfinance institutions are important, particularly in developing countries, because they expand the frontier of …

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Finance, Human Capital, Technical Assistance, and the Business Environment in Romania

Brown, J. David; Earle, John S.; Lup, Dana - 2004

Although the development of a new private sector is generally considered crucial to economic transition and development, there has been little empirical research on the determinants of startup firm growth. This paper uses panel data techniques to analyze a survey of 297 new small enterprises in...

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Are Women More Credit Constrained? Experimental Evidence on Gender and Microenterprise Returns

de Mel, Suresh; McKenzie, David; Woodruff, Christopher - 2007

This paper analyzes data from a randomized experiment on mean returns to capital in SriLankan micro-enterprises. The findings show greater returns among men than among women; indeed, returns were not different from zero for women. The authors explore different explanations for the lower returns...

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What Makes Small Firms Grow? Finance, Human Capital, Technical Assistance, and the Business Environment in Romania

Brown, J. David; Earle, John S.; Lup, Dana - 2004

Although the development of a new private sector is generally considered crucial to economic transition, there has been rather little empirical research on the determinants of startup firm growth. This paper uses panel data techniques to analyze a survey of 297 new small enterprises in Romania...

Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009477143

Optimal strategies for the development of microfinance in Korea and the impact of microfinance

Yoon, Youngeun - 2010

This paper mainly focuses on finding optimal strategies for the development of microfinance in Korea and on predicting … the impact of microfinance in the future.First, this paper reviews and assesses the impact of microfinance in Korea. I … microfinance is needed in Korea. Although the Korean economy has made great strides, the difference in the income between the poor …

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