Efficiency and Productivity Analysis of Microfinance Institutions in Cambodia: A DEA Approach

Tahir, Izah Mohd; Tahrim, Siti Nurzahira Che

doi:10.21102/irbrp.2015.03.111.03

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“…() explain that subsidies help MFIs to achieve high financial efficiency in Vietnam. This result is corroborated in a study by Tahir and Che Tarim () on the efficiency of Vietnamese MFIs. Tchakoute‐Tchuigoua et al .…”

Section: Discussionsupporting

confidence: 82%

Determinants of the Performance of Microfinance Institutions: A Systematic Review

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Hudon

2018

Journal of Economic Surveys

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Microfinance institutions (MFIs) generally aim at improving the access of the poor to financial services while at the same time being financially sustainable. But what do we know about how MFIs reach and combine these two goals? We carry out a systematic review of close to 170 papers discussing the determinants of the financial and social performance of MFIs. The review shows that the most important determinants addressed in the literature are MFI characteristics (size, age and type of organization), their funding sources, the quality of organizational governance and the MFIs’ external context such as macro‐economic, institutional and political conditions. The evidence on these issues is rather mixed. Moreover, the direction of the relationship between these drivers and MFI performance depends on the context, particularly the country‐specific context. Finally, there is a lack of consensus in the literature on the measurement of financial and social performance. Due to the complexity of the concept, we argue that social performance should only be assessed by using a multidimensional perspective. This can be done either by applying recent and holistic social performance measures such as the SPI4, or at least by using a combination of proxies, such as outreach, gender and rural measures.

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Section: Discussionsupporting

confidence: 82%

Determinants of the Performance of Microfinance Institutions: A Systematic Review

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Hudon

2018

Journal of Economic Surveys

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“…Lebovics et al (2016) explain that subsidies help MFIs to achieve high financial efficiency in Vietnam. This result is corroborated in a study by Tahir and Tarim (2013) on the efficiency of Vietnamese MFIs. Tchakouté-Tchigoua (2017) also finds that subsidies enhance financial performance.…”

Section: Mfi Performance and Financing Sourcessupporting

confidence: 76%

Determinants of the Performance of Microfinance Institutions: A Systematic Review

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Hudon

2019

Contemporary Topics in Finance

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Microfinance institutions (MFIs) generally aim at improving the access of the poor to financial services while at the same time being financially sustainable. But what do we know about how MFIs reach and combine these two goals? We carry out a systematic review of close to 170 articles discussing the determinants of the financial and social performance of MFIs. The review shows that the most important determinants addressed in the literature are MFI characteristics (size, age, type of organization), their funding sources, the quality of organizational governance and the MFIs' external context such as macroeconomic, institutional and political conditions. The evidence on these issues is rather mixed.Moreover, the direction of the relationship between these drivers and MFI performance depends on the context, particularly the country-specific context. Finally, there is a lack of consensus in the literature on the measurement of financial and social performance. Due to the complexity of the concept, we argue that social performance should only be assessed by using a multidimensional perspective. This can be done either by applying recent and holistic social performance measures such as the SPI4, or at least by using a combination of proxies, such as outreach, gender and rural measures. Burzynska, K., & Berggren, O. (2015). The impact of social beliefs on microfinance performance.

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“…As a second "capital" input we consider total assets to represent the capital for a production approach. Total assets as a category that shows little variability in the short term has widely been used as an input variable in many studies as well (among others: Widiarto and Emrouznjead 2015;Wijesiri et al 2015;Tahir 2013;Kipesha 2012;Gutiérrez-Nieto et al 2009;Hassan and Sanchez 2009;Bassem 2008;Gutiérrez-Nieto et al 2007). In our model specification, this variable reflects the quality of managing the assets within one MFI.…”

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confidence: 99%

“…More borrowers mean more of the unbanked population served. As such, it serves as a measure of MFI outreach and has been used in previous studies as well (among others: Widiarto andEmrouznejad 2015 andTahir 2013). Definitions and references for variables used are provided in Appendix 1.…”

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confidence: 99%

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The social and financial efficiency of microfinance institutions: the case of Bosnia and Herzegovina

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Hadziahmetovic

2017

South East European Journal of Economics and Business

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This paper investigates the financial and social efficiency of microfinance institutions (“MFIs”) in Bosnia and Herzegovina, as well as the effects of the latest crisis on these “two-dimensional” efficiencies. Specifically, we analyze the efficiency of MFIs in Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH) as a good case of a European, post-war country in transition with a developed micro-financial sector. The efficiency analysis relies on secondary data collected and investigated through Data Envelopment Analysis (DEA). The study covers data for the period commencing in 2008 and ending in 2015. In our empirical investigation, we find a suboptimal level of both financial and social efficiency among MFIs in BiH. However, financial efficiency is significantly higher than social efficiency, while small-sized MFIs over perform larger ones in both the financial and social dimensions. As a result of the crisis, MFIs recorded a declining trend in efficiency up to 2010, after which they began to show signs of slow recovery. However, our results suggest that MFIs prioritized financial over social goals in recovery period following the crisis.

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Efficiency and Productivity Analysis of Microfinance Institutions in Cambodia: A DEA Approach

Cited by 19 publications

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Determinants of the Performance of Microfinance Institutions: A Systematic Review

Determinants of the Performance of Microfinance Institutions: A Systematic Review

Determinants of the Performance of Microfinance Institutions: A Systematic Review

The social and financial efficiency of microfinance institutions: the case of Bosnia and Herzegovina

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