http://www.loc.gov/mods/v3 http://www.loc.gov/standards/mods/v3/mods-3-2.xsd
European Conference on Microfinance 2013 : Norway)
xvii, 300 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm.
Until recently most microfinance research focused on whether access to finance is beneficial for economically poor entrepreneurs and families. The industry has now grown big and Microfinance Institutions (MFIs) serves hundreds of millions of customers. The business of microfinance is therefore becoming an important research area. While performance and efficiency studies are common in banking research such research on MFI performance is still in its infancy. MFI performance studies are challenging because they are hybrid organizations with dual objectives of serving low-income customers while being financially sustainable. This book contains a collection of new MFI performance research by top scholars from across the globe. A wide range of topics are covered including cash-flow analyses, cultural influence, mission-drift, the influence of public regulation and international actors, group lending, competition, ownership issues, earnings management as well as traditional efficiency studies.
Microfinance Financial and Social Performance: An Introduction / Roy Mersland and R. Øystein Strøm -- Measuring Microfinance Performance / Roy Mersland and R. Øystein Strøm -- What Does MFIs' Cash Flow Analysis Reveal? / Gautier Dumont and Mathias Schmit -- Determinants of Performance in the Microfinance Industry: The Role of Culture / Ronny Manos and Leonid Tsytrinbaum -- Does Financial Globalization Affect Microfinance Mission Drift? Empirical Evidence from Sub-Saharan Africa / Akem Noela Forkusam -- Sustainability and Mission Drift: Do Microfinance Institutions in Vietnam Reach the Poor? / Sarath Abeysekera, Umut Oguzoglu and Thanh Tam Le -- The Impact of 2010 Andhra Pradesh Crisis on the Operational Efficiency of Indian Microfinance Institutions / Trishit Bandyopadhyay and Savita Shankar -- Impact of Regulation on the Cost Efficiency of Microfinance Institutions in Bangladesh / M.A. Baqui Khalily, M. Abdul Khaleque and S. Badruddoza -- The Social Function of Asset Classes in Microfinance: Enhancing Performance Through Donations, Private Equity and Debt / Harry Hummels and Matteo Millone -- Defining Social Collateral in Microfinance Group Lending / Luminita Postelnicu, Niels Hermes, and Ariane Szafarz -- Competition in Microfinance: Does it Affect Performance, Portfolio Quality and Capitalization? / Ashim Kumar Kar and Ranjula Bali Swain -- The Efficiency of Microfinance Institutions in Ethiopia: A DEA Approach / Hailemichael Tesfay Gessesse and Guesh Gebremeskel Ambaye -- Financial Sustainability and Outreach of Microfinance Institutions in Ethiopia: Does Ownership Form Matter? / Gashaw Tadesse Abate, Carlo Borzaga, and Kindie Getnet -- Microbank Regulations and Earnings Quality: A Global Survey / Leif Atle Beisland, Roy Mersland, and Trond Randøy.
edited by Roy Mersland and R. Øystein Strøm.
"The book is the result of papers first presented at the Third European Research Conference on Microfinance, organized by the University of Agder in Norway, 10-12 June 2013"--page 3.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Economics / Microeconomics