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Microfinance Social Performance:A Global Empirical Study

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  • MARR, Ana
  • AWAWORYI, Sefa

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.

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  • MARR, Ana & AWAWORYI, Sefa, 2012. "Microfinance Social Performance:A Global Empirical Study," Applied Econometrics and International Development, Euro-American Association of Economic Development, vol. 12(2).
    • Handle: RePEc:eaa:aeinde:v:12:y:2012:i:2_4
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    1. Joana Silva Afonso, 2020. "Impact evaluation, social performance assessment and standardisation: reflections from microfinance evaluations in Pakistan and Zimbabwe," Working Papers in Economics & Finance 2020-14, University of Portsmouth, Portsmouth Business School, Economics and Finance Subject Group.
    2. S.Saravanan & Devi Prasad DASH, "undated". "Microfinance and Women EmpowermentEmpirical Evidence from the Indian States," Working Papers 2017-164, Madras School of Economics,Chennai,India.
    3. S.SARAVANAN & Devi Prasad DASH, 2017. "Microfinance And Women Empowerment- Empirical Evidence From The Indian States," Regional and Sectoral Economic Studies, Euro-American Association of Economic Development, vol. 17(2), pages 61-74.

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    Keywords

    Microfinance; social performance; measurement index;
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    JEL classification:

    • G21 - Financial Economics - - Financial Institutions and Services - - - Banks; Other Depository Institutions; Micro Finance Institutions; Mortgages
    • F34 - International Economics - - International Finance - - - International Lending and Debt Problems
    • I32 - Health, Education, and Welfare - - Welfare, Well-Being, and Poverty - - - Measurement and Analysis of Poverty
    • C01 - Mathematical and Quantitative Methods - - General - - - Econometrics

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