Social efficiency in microfinance institutions

Journal of the Operational Research Society

Volumn 60, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 104-119

  Gutierrez Nieto B ^a   Serrano Cinca, C ^a   Mar Molinero, C ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ZARAGOZA   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF KENT   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Banking; Data envelopment analysis; Developing countries; Microcredit; Microfinance institutions (MFIs); Social efficiency

Indexed keywords

DATA ENVELOPMENT ANALYSIS; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; EFFICIENCY;

BANKING; FINANCIAL EFFICIENCY; FINANCIAL INSTITUTION; MICROCREDIT; MICROFINANCE; OPERATIONAL RESEARCH; SOCIAL EFFICIENCY; SOCIAL PERFORMANCE;

FINANCE;

EID: 57649227298     PISSN: 01605682     EISSN: 14769360     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1057/palgrave.jors.2602527     Document Type: Conference Paper

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