Blar i Scientific Publications in Economics and Finance på forfatter "Mersland, Roy"
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Measuring microfinance performance
Mersland, Roy; Strøm, R. Øystein (Chapter; Peer reviewed, 2014) -
Microfinance and Disability: Recommendations for Policymakers and Practitioners
Beisland, Leif Atle; Mersland, Roy (Chapter, 2014) -
Microfinance for People with Disabilities
Martinelli, Enzo; Mersland, Roy (Chapter, 2010)Microfinance is considered an important tool in reaching the United Nations? Millennium Development Goals (Littlefield et al., 2003). Nevertheless, few people with disabilities have access to microfinance. This is in ... -
Microfinance Mission Drift?
Mersland, Roy; Strøm, Øystein (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2010)Claims have been made that microfinance institutions (MFIs) experience mission drift as they increasingly cater to customers who are better off than their original customers. We investigate mission drift using average loan ... -
Mikrofinans: Fra helt til kjeltring?
Mersland, Roy; Strøm, R. Øystein (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2011)Motivert av den senere tids kritikk av mikrofinans, blant annet slik den fremkom i en dokumentarkalt «Fanget i mikrogjeld» som ble sendt på NRK i november 2010, undersøker vi i denne artikkelen hvorvidt mikrofinanstilbyderne ... -
Motivations for Business Start-up: Are There any Differences Between Disabled and Non-disabled Microfinance Clients?
Beisland, Leif Atle; Mersland, Roy; Zamore, Stephen (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2016) -
Myths in microfinance
Strøm, Øystein; Mersland, Roy (Chapter, 2008)Microfinance, the provision of financial services to the poor, is high on the public agenda. We discuss and evaluate three myths regarding microfinance based on new data from rated microfinance institutions (MFIs). The ... -
Ownership, Board Compensation and Company Performance in Sub-Saharan African Countries
Munisi, Gibson Hosea; Mersland, Roy (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2016) -
Performance and governance in microfinance institutions
Mersland, Roy; Strøm, R. Øystein (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2009)We examine the relationship between firm performance and corporate governance in microfinance institutions (MFI) using a self-constructed global dataset on MFIs collected from third-party rating agencies. Using random ... -
Performance and international investments in microfinance institutions
Mersland, Roy; Urgeghe, Ludovic (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2013) -
Performance and international investments in microfinance institutions
Mersland, Roy; Urgeghe, Ludovic (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2013)Using data from 319 microfinance institutions (MFIs) in 68 developing countries, we study the degree to which international debt investments are related to the financial and social performances of MFIs. We find that ... -
Performance and trade-offs in microfinance organisations--does ownership matter?
Mersland, Roy; Strøm, R. Øystein (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2008)Policy advocates argue for the transformation of non-government Microfinance Organisations (MFOs) into shareholder owned firms (SHFs). This paper investigates whether the proposed superiority of shareholder owned MFOs is ... -
Scale economies and input price elasticities in microfinance institutions
Hartarska, Valentina; Shen, Xuan; Mersland, Roy (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2013)We evaluate the efficiency of microfinance institutions (MFIs) using a structural approach which also captures these institutions' outreach and sustainability objectives. We estimate economies of scale and input price ... -
Should all microfinance institutions mobilize microsavings? Evidence from economies of scope
Delgado, Michael S; Parmeter, Christopher F; Hartaska, Valentina; Mersland, Roy (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2014)We extend a recently developed generalized local polynomial estimator into a semiparametric smooth coefficient framework to estimate a generalized cost function. The advantage of the generalized local polynomial approach ... -
The association between microfinance rating scores and corporate governance: A global survey
Beisland, Leif Atle; Mersland, Roy; Randøy, Trond (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2014) -
The effects of religion on development efforts : evidence from the microfinance industry and a research agenda
Mersland, Roy; D'Espallier, Bert; Supphellen, Magne (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2012)This study responds to the need for more empirical knowledge pertaining to the effect of religion on development efforts. We use data from the microfinance industry to study performance differences between Christian and ... -
The governance of non-profit micro finance institutions: Lessons from history
Mersland, Roy (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2011)Microfinance is high on the public agenda, and better corporate governance has been identified as a key factor for enhancing the viability of the industry. However, recent literature on the subject struggles to identify ... -
The use of microfinance services among economically active disabled people: Evidence from Uganda
Beisland, Leif Atle; Mersland, Roy (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2012)This study investigates the use of microfinance services among economically active disabled people in Uganda. The findings suggest that disabled people make more use of microfinance services than previously assumed. A total ... -
Transparency and Disclosure in the Global Microfinance Industry
Beisland, Leif Atle; Mersland, Roy; Randøy, Trond (Chapter, 2015) -
Which governance mechanisms promote efficiency in reaching poor clients? Evidence from rated microfinance institutions
Hartarska, Valentina; Mersland, Roy (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2012)This paper evaluates the effectiveness of several governance mechanisms on microfinance institutions' (MFI) performance. We first define performance as efficiency in reaching many poor clients. Following the literature on ...