Mission drift in microfinance: Are the concerns really worrying? Recent cross-country results

International Review of Applied Economics

Volumn 27, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 44-60

  Kar, Ashim Kumar ^a  

^a HANKEN SCHOOL OF ECONOMICS   (Finland)

Author keywords

microfinance; mission drift; outreach; panel data IV estimation; sustainability

Indexed keywords

INSTITUTIONAL FRAMEWORK; MICROFINANCE; PANEL DATA; PROFITABILITY; SUSTAINABILITY; TRADE-OFF;

EID: 84871026170     PISSN: 02692171     EISSN: 14653486     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02692171.2012.700701     Document Type: Article

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