2016
DOI: 10.5539/ijef.v8n3p137
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Investment Impact of Microfinance Credit in Ghana

Abstract: This research paper examines the impact of the microfinance sector on small/micro enterprises in Ghana. The study uses 2007 BEEPS data and employs the financing constraints approach used by several other researchers in the study area to study if the presence of microfinance institutions has been successful in alleviating financing constraints associated with small enterprises. This is done by comparing investment sensitivity to internally generated funds (cash flow) in enterprises with and without access to mi… Show more

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“…The PSM method has become a popular semiparametric approach and is widely applied in estimating causal treatment effects (e.g., see Dehejia & Wahba, ; Heckman, Ichimura, & Todd, ) including microfinance studies (Islam, Nguyen, & Smyth, ; Quaye & Hartarska, ). The point of difference between our contribution and that of previous studies is that we apply PSM to evaluate the causal effect of combining loan and savings services on three dimensions of MFI performance.…”
Section: Methods and Datamentioning
confidence: 99%
“…The PSM method has become a popular semiparametric approach and is widely applied in estimating causal treatment effects (e.g., see Dehejia & Wahba, ; Heckman, Ichimura, & Todd, ) including microfinance studies (Islam, Nguyen, & Smyth, ; Quaye & Hartarska, ). The point of difference between our contribution and that of previous studies is that we apply PSM to evaluate the causal effect of combining loan and savings services on three dimensions of MFI performance.…”
Section: Methods and Datamentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Evidências empíricas indicam que os bancos de desenvolvimento conseguem diminuir a restrição financeira ao passo que beneficia empresas mais restritas ao crédito (Banerjee & Duflo, 2014;Simpasa, Shimeles, & Salami, 2015;Quaye & Hartarska, 2016;Sousa & Ottaviano, 2018). Ao diminuir a restrição financeira enfrentada pelas empresas, as consequências diretas seriam refletidas na produtividade, nos investimentos em inovação e ativos fixos, no crescimento, no desempenho, na competitividade, entre outros aspectos da empresa.…”
Section: Vantagens E Atuações Favoráveis De Um Banco De Desenvolvimentounclassified
“…Alguns trabalhos apontam para efeitos positivos das linhas de crédito subsidiados fornecidas por bancos de desenvolvimento na diminuição do nível de restrição financeira das empresas (Simpasa, Shimeles, & Salami, 2015;Quaye & Hartarska, 2016;Sousa & Ottaviano, 2018), especialmente se tratando de pequenas e médias empresas em países emergentes. As restrições financeiras para investimentos a longo prazo são importantes para as decisões de produtividade e investimento, por isso, quando o problema de restrição de crédito é minimizado, as empresas restritas expandem a produção e financiam novos investimentos (Cavalcanti & Vaz, 2017;Banerjee & Duflo, 2014).…”
Section: Bancos De Desenvolvimento E Restrição Financeiraunclassified