Browsing by Author "Thrikawala, Sujani Sudhara"
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Bank credit, microfinance and female ownership: Are women more disadvantaged than men?
(ACADEMIC PRESS INC ELSEVIER SCIENCE, 2021-10)Using a comprehensive dataset on unlisted firms in 22 developing countries this paper analyses the relationship between gender, microfinance and access to bank credit. Using heckprobit to control sample selection bias, we ... -
Corporate Governance and Performance of Microfinance Institutions (MFIs): A Comparative Study in Sri Lanka and India
(University of Waikato, 2016)This thesis investigates the impact of corporate governance practices on financial performance and outreach of microfinance institutions (MFIs) in Sri Lanka and India. Guidance and principles developed from prior research ... -
Corporate governance – Performance relationship in microfinance institutions (MFIs)
(Macrothink Institute, 2013)The relationship between governance and the performance of microfinance institutions (MFIs) is discussed in this paper. MFI performance encompasses both financial performance and outreach. Good governance in terms of ... -
Does bribery sand or grease the wheels of firm level innovation: Evidence from Latin American countries
(SPRINGER, 2021-01-06)This paper examines the effects of bribery on product and process innovation at the firm level in Latin American countries. We provide insights into the heterogeneous effects of bribery on the types of innovations across ... -
Political connections, family ownership and access to bank credit
(Elsevier BV, 2022-12-01)This study investigates how firm-level political connections (PCs) play a role in their access to bank credit. We decompose the bank loan application process into the self-selection process of firms and the selection process ...
