Efficiency and Sustainability of Micro Finance
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Keywords
microfinance institution (MFI); efficiency; Data Envelopment Analysis; Bangladesh; Pakistan; India; South Asia;All these keywords.
JEL classification:
- N25 - Economic History - - Financial Markets and Institutions - - - Asia including Middle East
- G21 - Financial Economics - - Financial Institutions and Services - - - Banks; Other Depository Institutions; Micro Finance Institutions; Mortgages
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