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Efficiency of Micro Finance Institutions in India: A stochastic distance function approach

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dc.contributor.author Kumar, Nitin
dc.contributor.author Sensarma, Rudra
dc.date.accessioned 2016-05-26T07:41:36Z
dc.date.available 2016-05-26T07:41:36Z
dc.date.issued 2015-07
dc.identifier.uri http://hdl.handle.net/2259/679
dc.description 1 Reserve Bank of India, 2 Associate Professor, Economics Area, Indian Institute of Management Kozhikode en_US
dc.description.abstract We examine the efficiency-outreach debate in the context of Indian Micro Finance Institutions (MFIs). We employ the stochastic distance function approach for 75 MFIs during 2004-2011. We find that there are significant inefficiency effects but efficiency is improving over time. Among the determinants of inefficiency, average loan balance per borrower and number of women borrowers appear to improve efficiency. This suggests that the efficiency-outreach debate is more nuanced than is presented in the literature and depends on the way outreach is defined. Profitability, size and leverage seem to increase efficiency whereas age of the MFI is associated with higher inefficiency. en_US
dc.language.iso en en_US
dc.publisher Indian Institute of Management Kozhikode en_US
dc.relation.ispartofseries ;IIMK/WPS/184/ECONOMICS/2015/020
dc.subject Micro Finance Institutions en_US
dc.subject Efficiency en_US
dc.subject Stochastic Distance Function en_US
dc.title Efficiency of Micro Finance Institutions in India: A stochastic distance function approach en_US
dc.type Working Paper en_US


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