Eficiência técnica das instituições de microfinanças na região da União Econômica e Monetária do Oeste Africano (UEMOA)

This paper examine the efficiency of microfinance institutions (MFIs) in WAEMU (West African Economic and Monetary Union). Using DEA (Data Envelopment Analysis), we calculate technical scores a sample 80 savings credit cooperatives 2014. We find higher levels for social efficacy than financial efficiency. The comparative analysis effectiveness according to country origin institution shows that no has monopoly on good performance. One important conclusions is inefficiency better explained by pure ineffectiveness rather scale. Therefore, improving effi-ciency MFIs involves capa-bility promoting training, equipment quality management.