Publication: Efficiency Drivers of MFIs : The Role of Age
Date
2009-02
ISSN
Published
2009-02
Author(s)
Kneiding, Christoph
Mas, Ignacio
Abstract
Microfinance institutions (MFIs) are
becoming more efficient. This brief sheds light on how the
age of individual MFIs and the age of the industry affect
efficiency improvements. On an MFI level the authors look
into scale economies, cost structure, and process durations
as potential efficiency drivers. On an industry level the
authors look into knowledge spillovers from one MFI to the
other and market wide learning effects.
Citation
“Kneiding, Christoph; Mas, Ignacio. 2009. Efficiency Drivers of MFIs : The Role of Age. CGAP brief. © World Bank, Washington, DC. http://openknowledge.worldbank.org/entities/publication/4bf68ab6-e848-5725-87e0-aadd64a8a53d License: CC BY 3.0 IGO.”