Female leaders and financial inclusion: Evidence from microfinance institutions
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- Reidar Øystein Strøm & Bert D'Espallier & Roy Mersland, 2016. "Female Leaders and Financial Inclusion. Evidence from Microfinance Institutions," Working Papers 201601, Oslo Metropolitan University, Oslo Business School.
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Keywords
Female leadership; financial access; microfinance institutions; cross-country panel data;All these keywords.
JEL classification:
- G34 - Financial Economics - - Corporate Finance and Governance - - - Mergers; Acquisitions; Restructuring; Corporate Governance
- M12 - Business Administration and Business Economics; Marketing; Accounting; Personnel Economics - - Business Administration - - - Personnel Management; Executives; Executive Compensation
- M14 - Business Administration and Business Economics; Marketing; Accounting; Personnel Economics - - Business Administration - - - Corporate Culture; Diversity; Social Responsibility
NEP fields
This paper has been announced in the following NEP Reports:- NEP-BAN-2016-04-16 (Banking)
- NEP-DEV-2016-04-16 (Development)
- NEP-MFD-2016-04-16 (Microfinance)
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