ISSN: 0186-1042 ISSN-e: 2448-8410
A data envelopment analysis of the global microfinance industry
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Keywords

Microfinance Institutions
Commercial Banks
Technical Efficiency
Data Envelopment Analysis
Emerging Countries

How to Cite

Ulin Lastra, M. G., Santillán-Salgado, R. J., & Fuentes Castro, H. J. (2021). A data envelopment analysis of the global microfinance industry. Accounting & Management, 67(1), e316. https://doi.org/10.22201/fca.24488410e.2022.2928

Abstract

This work compares the technical efficiency of private and publicly listed Micro Finance Institutions (MFIs), to that of publicly listed commercial banks of a similar scale and geographical location. Two research questions are addressed: are MFIs that go public more efficient than non-public MFIs?; and, how efficient are MFIs relative to “comparable” commercial banks? Our results indicate that publicly listed MFIs are more efficient than private MFIs when the latter operate at a suboptimal scale. That is, listed MFIs are able to grant the same amounts of loans, invest as much, and have the same range of profits but, at the same time, are more technologically efficient in reducing expenses and use less assets. Moreover, the results indicate that listed commercial banks are the least efficient of all types of financial services providers included in the sample studied.
https://doi.org/10.22201/fca.24488410e.2022.2928
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