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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 …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009460736
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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 …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009476239
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Sustainable Development on the Mekong Region
Picon Garrote, Pablo - 2011
This MP analyzes the relationship between fast economic development and the environment. My objective was to learn if the ecosystems were strongly disturbed by the economic and industrial development process. In cases where ecosystems were lost, if this process was bringing negative social...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009475412
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Microfinance in the Improvement of Living Standard and GNH
Bandyopadhyay, Saugata - 2008
microfinance in India, Bhutan, Bangladesh, Nepal, and Pakistan in transforming the lives and social behaviour of the poor people of … this part of the world. This paper will try to establish the strong linkage between microfinance and capability building …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009468684
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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...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009429048
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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 …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009464941
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Micro credit, empowerment and diversion of loan use
Vadakarasseril Anandan, Jameela - 2009
Parallel session 7. Microfinance …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009475946
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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 …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009476699
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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...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009476783