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Exploring the determinants of the productivity of indian microfinance institutions

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  • Abdul RASHID

    (International Islamic University, Islamabad, Pakistan)

  • Koire TWAHA

    (International Islamic University, Islamabad, Pakistan)

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This paper attempts to investigate the determinants of productivity in microfinance institutions (MFIs) in India using the empirical Bayesian technique. To do this, we utilize an unbalanced panel dataset covering the period 2005-2011 with 292 observations from 64 institutions. Based on theoretical grounds, three broad factors are specified: institutional characteristics, outreach, and efficiency. We find convincing evidence that institutional characteristics and outreach have both positive and negative effects on the productivity of MFIs, depending on the proxy used in the analysis. However, the efficiency of MFIs affects the productivity negatively. Specifically, we find that the age of the institution positively influences the productivity by 6.1581 points, while number of offices and number of personnel negatively affect it by 26.41% and 8.77%, respectively. Of the outreach variables, numbers of active borrowers positively influence productivity by 0.04%, whereas average loan size appears to have an inverse relationship with productivity. We further find that cost per loan – a proxy for efficiency, has a negative and statistically significant impact of 1.9604 points on the productivity of MFIs. Overall, our investigation suggests that there is a need to build client confidence and pursue innovative credit delivery techniques in reaching out to the poor and achieving high levels of productivity.

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  • Abdul RASHID & Koire TWAHA, 2013. "Exploring the determinants of the productivity of indian microfinance institutions," Theoretical and Applied Economics, Asociatia Generala a Economistilor din Romania / Editura Economica, vol. 0(12(589)), pages 83-96, December.
    • Handle: RePEc:agr:journl:v:xx:y:2013:i:12(589):p:83-96
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    1. Hermes, Cornelis & Hudon, M., 2018. "Determinants of the Performance of Microfinance Institutions: A Systematic Review," Research Report 2018008, University of Groningen, Research Institute SOM (Systems, Organisations and Management).
    2. Niels Hermes & Marek Hudon, 2018. "Determinants Of The Performance Of Microfinance Institutions: A Systematic Review," Journal of Economic Surveys, Wiley Blackwell, vol. 32(5), pages 1483-1513, December.
    3. Van Duong Ha, 2019. "The Interactive and Causal Relationship between Productivity and Profitability of Vietnams Formal Microfinance Institutions," Asian Economic and Financial Review, Asian Economic and Social Society, vol. 9(10), pages 1160-1170, October.
    4. Van Duong Ha, 2020. "The Interactive and Causal Relationship between Productivity and Financial Sustainability of People's Credit Funds in Vietnam," Academic Journal of Interdisciplinary Studies, Richtmann Publishing Ltd, vol. 9, January.
    5. Md. Harun Ur Rashid & Shah Asadullah Mohd. Zobair & Md. Asad Iqbal Chowdhury & Azharul Islam, 2020. "Corporate governance and banks’ productivity: evidence from the banking industry in Bangladesh," Business Research, Springer;German Academic Association for Business Research, vol. 13(2), pages 615-637, July.
    6. Kar, Ashim Kumar & Rahman, Sanzidur, 2018. "Changes in total factor productivity and efficiency of microfinance institutions in the developing world: A non-parametric approach," Economic Analysis and Policy, Elsevier, vol. 60(C), pages 103-118.

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