Are microfinance institutions' financial performance gender driven? Evidence from Argentina

Measuring the Performance of Microfinance Institutions

Performance Analysis of Banks and Microfinance Institutions in India

Present paper intends to measure the determinants of performance of Indian financial sector. The performance variables of banking sector and microfinance institutions in India are studied over a study period of six years i.e. 2006-07 to 2011-12. The financial sector of India is gaining strength over the years and its contribution to growth is overwhelming. Banks are considered the main componen...

Microfinance Institutions Performance Measurement: Introducing a New Performance Measurement Framework

Microfinance Institutions (MFIs) face unique challenges since it must achieve a double bottom line— outreach and sustainability. So is microfinance worthwhile or worthless? The proper performance measurement framework here is a better way to judge this than a simple measure of numbers. This paper seeks to present, to MFIs, a new rigorous performance measurement framework that incorporates the b...

How Trading Institutions Affect Financial Market Performance: Some Laboratory Evidence

The efects of trading institutions on market eficiency and trading volume are examined. The trading institutions are computerized versions of continuous double auction and "clearinghouse" markets. Traders are experienced, profit-motivated undergraduates. The traded good is afinancial asset whose moneta y value is stateand trader type-contingent. Traders possess asymmetric private information on...

Decentralization in Financial Institutions: Theory and Evidence from China*

Decentralization facilitates more efficient use of local information but also can lead to agency problems and commitment failures. This paper develops simple models of a twotier hierarchy (the center vs. the local) to study the optimal division of lending authority between central and local bank managers. Using a unique data set collected by the authors from a survey of rural financial institut...