Bert D’Espallier|Isabelle Guérin|Roy Mersland
Focus on Women in Microfinance Institutions
Université Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne|University of Agder
abstract provide empirical evidence focusing women microfinance consequences microfinance institutions mfis based global dataset results indicate focus women associated grouplending methods international orientation smaller loans noncommercial legal status find focus women significantly improves repayment enhance overall financial performance higher relative costs moreover higher relative costs stem servicing women per se smaller loans offered women grouplending methodology practised mfis focusing women