Evaluating Productivity of Chinese Microfinance Institutions: A Malmquist Approach

• Main Authors: Mia, Md Aslam, Zhang, Miao, Rasiah, Rajah, Alam, A.S.A. Ferdous
• Format: Article
• Published: Taylor & Francis 2018
• Subjects: HG Finance
• Online Access: http://eprints.um.edu.my/21291/; https://doi.org/10.1080/10971475.2018.1479603

While the prime objective of Microfinance Institutions (MFIs) is to alleviate poverty, their sustainability is largely dependent on their productivity. Using the Malmquist approach and a panel dataset of 21 MFIs, this paper analyzes changes in the productivity of China’s MFIs between 2010 and 2012....