Microfinance and public policy : outreach, performance and efficiency

By B. Balkenhol. 2007

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Financial Sustainability of Microfinance Institutions (MFIs) in Ethiopia (2012, background): “However, there may be some limitations in comparing efficiency of microfinance institutions in different countries as it has been reported that there are country effects like operating and regulatory environments that affect their efficiency (Harmes et al., 2008; Balkenhol, 2007).”
Microfinance and the Illusion of Development: From Hubris to Nemesis in Thirty Years (2012, background): “By the 1990s, microfinance was the international development community’s highest-profile and most generously funded poverty reduction policy (for example, see Balkenhol, 2007; 213).”
On the Efficiency Effects of Subsidies in Microfinance: An Empirical Inquiry (2011, background): “Balkenhol (2007) argues that the extent of disincentives depends on the intensity, entry point, dosage, timing and phasing-out.”