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The impact of external governance quality on the economic and social success of microfinance institutions

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  • Oliver Müller
  • André Uhde

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Employing a Hausman-Taylor instrument variable (HT-IV) estimator to data from 558 microfinance institutions (MFIs) in 80 developing countries for the period from 2002 to 2007, this paper provides empirical evidence for a positive impact of a country's external governance quality and outcome on local microbanks' economic success in terms of profitability and sustainability. Evidence as well suggests a negative relationship between external governance and the microbanks' social success measured by the depth of outreach. In this context, our analysis reveals that a country's political stability, governance effectiveness, regulatory quality and rule of law are significant key elements of external governance affecting the MFIs' functional performance. Moreover, results from sensitivity analyses indicate that the relationship between external governance quality and microfinance functional performance significantly depends on the microbanks' business concepts, their lending methodologies and sources of funding.

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  • Oliver Müller & André Uhde, 2013. "The impact of external governance quality on the economic and social success of microfinance institutions," International Journal of Monetary Economics and Finance, Inderscience Enterprises Ltd, vol. 6(2/3), pages 116-149.
    • Handle: RePEc:ids:ijmefi:v:6:y:2013:i:2/3:p:116-149
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    1. Oskar Kowalewski & Pawel Pisany, 2022. "Home–Host Distance in Governance Quality, Foreign Banks’ Lending, and Emerging Host Markets’ Resilience," Review of Development Finance Journal, Chartered Institute of Development Finance, vol. 12(1), pages 55-69.
    2. Miranda-Reyna, Montserrat & Carrillo-Urbina, Gilberto Jaime, 2017. "Impacto de los indicadores financieros en el desempeño de las instituciones microfinancieras en México: un estudio de panel desbalanceado," eseconomía, Escuela Superior de Economía, Instituto Politécnico Nacional, vol. 12(46), pages 41-60, Primer se.
    3. Bibi, Uzma & Balli, Hatice Ozer & Matthews, Claire D. & Tripe, David W.L., 2018. "Impact of gender and governance on microfinance efficiency," Journal of International Financial Markets, Institutions and Money, Elsevier, vol. 53(C), pages 307-319.
    4. Shamsuddin Ahamad & Hamdan Amer Ali Al-Jaifi & Kizito Uyi Ehigiamusoe, 2023. "Impact of Intellectual Capital on Microfinance Institutions’ Efficiency: the Moderating Role of External Governance," Journal of the Knowledge Economy, Springer;Portland International Center for Management of Engineering and Technology (PICMET), vol. 14(2), pages 691-717, June.
    5. Sekabira, Haruna, 2013. "Capital Structure and Its Role on Performance of Microfinance Institutions: The Ugandan Case," Sustainable Agriculture Research, Canadian Center of Science and Education, vol. 2(3).

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