Are Financial and Social efficiency mutually exclusive ? A case study of Vietnamese Microfinance Institutions

This study uses data from a sample of 28 Vietnamese microfinance institutions

• From: Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office
• Published: 18 May 2018

• Country: Vietnam
• Document Type: Journal Article
• Theme: Economic Growth
• First published: 31 May 2015
• Authors: Lebovics, M, Hermes, N and Hudon, M

Abstract

A major debate in microfinance focuses on the existence of a trade바카라 사이트恛ff between the financial sustainability of microfinance institutions (MFIs) and their outreach to poor clients. This paper adds to this debate by analyzing whether financial and social efficiency are mutually exclusive in a context of implicit subsidies by the state and international donors. We use data from a sample of 28 Vietnamese MFIs and apply Data Envelopment Analysis (DEA) to identify the existence of a trade바카라 사이트恛ff.

This is an output from the 바카라 사이트楧elivering Inclusive Financial Development and Growth바카라 사이트� project

Citation

Lebovics, M. , Hermes, N. and Hudon, M. (2016). Are Financial and Social efficiency mutually exclusive ? A case study of Vietnamese Microfinance Institutions . Annals of Public and Cooperative Economics, 87: 55-77

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Published 18 May 2018