Roy Mersland
Personal Details
First Name: Roy
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Last Name: Mersland
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RePEc Short-ID: pme212
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http://www.microfinance.no
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Affiliation
- Institutt for økonomi
Universitetet i Agder - Location: Kristiansand, Norway
Homepage: http://www.uia.no/no/portaler/om_universitetet/oekonomi_og_samfunnsvitenskap/oekonomi
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Phone: 38 14 15 07
Fax: 38 14 10 27
Postal: Serviceboks 422, 4604 Kristiansand
Handle: RePEc:edi:dehiano (more details at EDIRC)
Works
Working papers
- Mersland, Roy & D'Espallier, Bert & Supphellen, Magne, 2013. "Effects of religion on development efforts: Evidence from the microfinance industry and a research agenda," Open Access publications from Katholieke Universiteit Leuven urn:hdl:123456789/389745, Katholieke Universiteit Leuven.
- Leif Atle Beisland & Roy Mersland & R. Oystein Strøm, 2012. "Audit Quality and Corporate Governance: Evidence from the Microfinance Industry," Working Papers CEB 12-034, ULB -- Universite Libre de Bruxelles.
- Roy Mersland & Ludovic Urgeghe, 2011. "Performance and international investments in microfinance institutions," Working Papers CEB 11-054, ULB -- Universite Libre de Bruxelles.
- Leif Atle Beisland & Roy Mersland, 2011. "Do microfinance rating assessments make sense? An analysis of the drivers of the MFI ratings," Working Papers CEB 11-009, ULB -- Universite Libre de Bruxelles.
- Marc Labie & Pierre-Guillaume Méon & Roy Mersland & Ariane Szafarz, 2010.
"Discrimination by Microcredit Officers: Theory and Evidence on Disability in Uganda,"
Working Papers CEB
10-007.RS, ULB -- Universite Libre de Bruxelles.
- Pierre-Guillaume Méon & Roy Mersland & Ariane Szafarz & Marc Labie, 2011. "Discrimination by Microcredit Officers:Theory and Evidence on Disability in Uganda," DULBEA Working Papers 11-06, ULB -- Universite Libre de Bruxelles.
- Strom, Oystein & D'Espallier, Bert & Mersland, Roy, 2010. "Gender, performance and governance in microfinance institutions," Open Access publications from Katholieke Universiteit Leuven urn:hdl:123456789/388269, Katholieke Universiteit Leuven.
- D'Espallier, Bert & Guérin, Isabelle & Mersland, Roy, 2009. "Gender bias in microfinance," Open Access publications from Katholieke Universiteit Leuven urn:hdl:123456789/388275, Katholieke Universiteit Leuven.
- D'Espallier, Bert & Guérin, Isabelle & Mersland, Roy, 2009. "The empirics of gender-issues in microfinance," Open Access publications from Katholieke Universiteit Leuven urn:hdl:123456789/388265, Katholieke Universiteit Leuven.
- D'Espallier, Bert & Guérin, Isabelle & Mersland, Roy, 2009.
"Women and repayment in microfinance,"
Open Access publications from Katholieke Universiteit Leuven
urn:hdl:123456789/388256, Katholieke Universiteit Leuven.
- D'Espallier, Bert & Guérin, Isabelle & Mersland, Roy, 2009. "Women and repayment in microfinance," Open Access publications from Katholieke Universiteit Leuven urn:hdl:123456789/388366, Katholieke Universiteit Leuven.
- Mersland, Roy & Strøm, Reidar Øystein, 2007.
"Performance and corporate governance in microfinance institutions,"
MPRA Paper
3887, University Library of Munich, Germany.
- Mersland, Roy & Strøm, Reidar Øystein, 2007. "Performance and corporate governance in microfinance institutions," MPRA Paper 3888, University Library of Munich, Germany.
- Mersland, Roy, 2007.
"The cost of ownership in microfinance organization,"
MPRA Paper
2061, University Library of Munich, Germany.
- Mersland, Roy, 2009. "The Cost of Ownership in Microfinance Organizations," World Development, Elsevier, vol. 37(2), pages 469-478, February.
- Mersland, Roy & Strøm, R. Øystein, 2007. "Microbanks: Ownership, performance and social tradeoffs - a global analysis," MPRA Paper 2063, University Library of Munich, Germany.
- Mersland, Roy, 2005. "Microcredit for self-employed disabled persons in developing countries," MPRA Paper 2068, University Library of Munich, Germany.
- Mersland, Roy, 2005. "The agenda and relevance of recent research in Microfinance," MPRA Paper 2433, University Library of Munich, Germany.
Articles
- Hartarska, Valentina & Shen, Xuan & Mersland, Roy, 2013. "Scale economies and input price elasticities in microfinance institutions," Journal of Banking & Finance, Elsevier, vol. 37(1), pages 118-131.
- Mersland, Roy & D’Espallier, Bert & Supphellen, Magne, 2013. "The Effects of Religion on Development Efforts: Evidence from the Microfinance Industry and a Research Agenda," World Development, Elsevier, vol. 41(C), pages 145-156.
- Leif Atle Beisland & Roy Mersland, 2012. "The use of microfinance services among economically active disabled people: Evidence from Uganda," Journal of International Development, John Wiley & Sons, Ltd., vol. 24, pages S69-S83, 01.
- Rients Galema & Robert Lensink & Roy Mersland, 2012. "Do Powerful CEOs Determine Microfinance Performance?," Journal of Management Studies, Wiley Blackwell, vol. 49(4), pages 718-742, 06.
- Mersland, Roy & Randøy, Trond & Strøm, Reidar Øystein, 2011. "The impact of international influence on microbanks' performance: A global survey," International Business Review, Elsevier, vol. 20(2), pages 163-176, April.
- D'Espallier, Bert & Guérin, Isabelle & Mersland, Roy, 2011. "Women and Repayment in Microfinance: A Global Analysis," World Development, Elsevier, vol. 39(5), pages 758-772, May.
- Mersland, Roy & Strøm, R. Øystein, 2010. "Microfinance Mission Drift?," World Development, Elsevier, vol. 38(1), pages 28-36, January.
- Mersland, Roy, 2009.
"The Cost of Ownership in Microfinance Organizations,"
World Development,
Elsevier, vol. 37(2), pages 469-478, February.
- Mersland, Roy, 2007. "The cost of ownership in microfinance organization," MPRA Paper 2061, University Library of Munich, Germany.
- Mersland, Roy & Øystein Strøm, R., 2009. "Performance and governance in microfinance institutions," Journal of Banking & Finance, Elsevier, vol. 33(4), pages 662-669, April.
- Roy Mersland & Reidar Øystein Str�m, 2008. "Performance and trade-offs in Microfinance Organisations-does ownership matter?," Journal of International Development, John Wiley & Sons, Ltd., vol. 20(5), pages 598-612.
NEP Fields
7 papers by this author were announced in NEP, and specifically in the following field reports (number of papers):- NEP-BAN: Banking (2) 2010-02-13 2011-03-19. Author is listed
- NEP-BEC: Business Economics (1) 2007-03-10
- NEP-CFN: Corporate Finance (1) 2011-11-28
- NEP-CTA: Contract Theory & Applications (1) 2010-02-13
- NEP-DEV: Development (4) 2007-03-10 2007-03-10 2007-07-13 2010-02-13. Author is listed
- NEP-EFF: Efficiency & Productivity (1) 2007-07-13
- NEP-MFD: Microfinance (7) 2007-03-10 2007-03-10 2007-07-13 2010-02-13 2011-03-19 2011-11-28 2012-12-22. Author is listed
Statistics
Most cited item
- Mersland, Roy & Øystein Strøm, R., 2009. "Performance and governance in microfinance institutions," Journal of Banking & Finance, Elsevier, vol. 33(4), pages 662-669, April.
Most downloaded item (past 12 months)
- Leif Atle Beisland & Roy Mersland & R. Oystein Strøm, 2012. "Audit Quality and Corporate Governance: Evidence from the Microfinance Industry," Working Papers CEB 12-034, ULB -- Universite Libre de Bruxelles.
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