This chapter focuses on the literature that discusses the performance of microfinance
institutions (MFIs). It provides a systematic overview of research that analyses the …

The growing push in nonprofit studies toward panel data necessitates a methodological
guide tailored for nonprofit scholars and practitioners. Panel data analysis can be a robust …

The objective of this paper is to examine the effect of interest rate on the social performance
of microfinance institutions (MFIs). This objective is pursued by employing data from 555 …

The microfinance industry in recent years has witnessed a paradigm shift from subsidized
credit to sustainable for-profit microfinance. The increasingly commercial approach raises …

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to discover the most important productivity
determinants of Yemeni microfinance institutions. In addition, this study tests the most …

Some microfinance institutions (MFIs) can drift from their social mission, generating well-
studied effects for their borrowers. We focus on the lesser-known effect of mission drift on the …

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to investigate empirical evidence of drift from social
goals (mission drift) among Indian microfinance institutions (MFI). Design/methodology …

This paper examines the strengths and challenges of the Egyptian microfinance laws and
regulations that protect impoverished women from overindebtedness. The focus of the …

Microfinance, the tool for poverty alleviation had gone through a paradigm shift as a result of
the wave of commercialization of microfinance providers. Increased focus to financial goals …

Over the past few decades, microfinance institutions have attracted the interest of
governments and academics alike, given their unique nature of being financial institutions …