Microfinance institutions (MFIs) generally aim at improving the access of the poor to financial services while at the same time being financially sustainable. But what do we know about how MFIs reach and combine these two goals? We carry out a systematic review of close to 170 papers discussing...

We investigate whether differences of corporate governance practices across companies explain variations in performance. Using data from 124 firms listed on the Athens stock exchange for the year 2007 we construct an index measuring company-specific corporate governance. Based on simple OLS and...

This paper examines the relationship between competition and the performance of microfinance institutions (MFIs). We measure competition by constructing a Lerner index. Next, we assess the association between increased competition among MFIs on the one hand and outreach and loan repayment...