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On The Provision Of Micro Loans - Microfinance Institutions And Traditional Banks

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  • Rubana Mahjabeen

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This paper employs a utility maximizing model to answer two questions: (i) what are the cost-related factors that determine the supply of a loan by traditional banks and microfinance institutions (MFIs)?; and (ii) why is the supply of micro loan zero under a bank¡¯s maximization problem while it is positive under the maximization problem of an MFI? We find that costs associated with default, information asymmetry and liability determine the supply of a loan by a financial institution. Furthermore, we show that under certain conditions (that we derive) a bank may make a loss if it provides micro loan. As a result, it does not supply micro loan.

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  • Rubana Mahjabeen, 2010. "On The Provision Of Micro Loans - Microfinance Institutions And Traditional Banks," Journal of Economic Development, Chung-Ang Unviersity, Department of Economics, vol. 35(1), pages 59-73, March.
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    • D24 - Microeconomics - - Production and Organizations - - - Production; Cost; Capital; Capital, Total Factor, and Multifactor Productivity; Capacity
    • G21 - Financial Economics - - Financial Institutions and Services - - - Banks; Other Depository Institutions; Micro Finance Institutions; Mortgages

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