Bridging the Information Gap between Borrowers and Microfinance Lenders

We use a fixed effect two-stage least squares regression approach on a time series of 82 microfinance institutions (MFIs) in Africa during the period 1997-2008 to understand what drives MFI performance. MFIs with higher debt-to-equity ratios and strong profit margins tend to have stronger financial...

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Main Authors: Elizabeth Cooper, Nina Ross
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: People & Global Business Association (P&GBA) 2011-03-01
Series:Global Business and Finance Review
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Online Access:http://www.gbfrjournal.org/pds/journal/thesis/20150622131810-CKDY4.pdf