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المؤلفMoh'd, Al-Azzam
المؤلفMimouni, Karim
المؤلفSmaoui, Houcem
المؤلفTemimi, Akram
تاريخ الإتاحة2023-09-20T05:37:01Z
تاريخ النشر2022-06-30
اسم المنشورJournal of Economic Behavior & Organization
المعرّفhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jebo.2022.04.002
الاقتباسMimouni, K., Smaoui, H., & Temimi, A. (2022). Subsidies vs. deposits and cost inefficiency in microfinance. Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization, 198, 212-235.
الرقم المعياري الدولي للكتاب0167-2681
معرّف المصادر الموحدhttps://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0167268122001287
معرّف المصادر الموحدhttp://hdl.handle.net/10576/47762
الملخصLending tiny loans to poor clients lacking credit history and enough collateral is an expensive business for microfinance institutions (MFIs). Minimizing cost inefficiency is important if MFIs are to meet their dual mission – outreach and sustainability. This paper evaluates how subsidies and deposit mobilization affect the cost inefficiency of MFIs. We use a rich data set from the Microfinance Information Exchange (MIX) Market consisting of information on 1,582 MFIs in 92 countries for the period 2003 – 2018 and employ a baseline cost stochastic frontier approach, two-step system GMM, and a recently developed test to address endogeneity concerns. The results of our study suggest that subsidies worsen cost inefficiency while deposit-taking reduce it. Deposit-taking, however, may worsen cost inefficiency if an MFI welcomes subsidies and deposits together. Our findings draw a clear policy recommendation for governments and donors regarding the sources of funds and cost inefficiency in microfinance. In light of these results, governments’ adjustments of regulatory framework that allow MFIs to mobilize deposits and donors’ awareness that subsidizing MFIs can be counterproductive seem necessary for the sustainability of the microfinance industry.
اللغةen
الناشرElsevier
الموضوعMicrofinance
Subsidies
Deposits
Cost inefficiency
Stochastic frontier analysis
العنوانSubsidies vs. deposits and cost inefficiency in microfinance
النوعArticle
الصفحات212-235
رقم المجلد198
dc.accessType Full Text


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