Data/hora: 27/07/2024 03:10:38

Provedor de dados: 	Research in Agricultural & Applied Economics (AgEcon Searh)	
País: 	United States	
Título: 	Rating in Microfinance: Cross Country Evidence	
Autores: 	Hartarska,   Valentina M.	
Data: 	2005-01-03	
Ano: 	2005	
Palavras-chave: 	Financial Economics.	
Resumo: 	This paper focuses on the ability of microfinance rating agencies to impose market discipline on microfinance institutions by rating these organizations' performance. Results indicate that not all rating agencies are equal as only one rater was able to impose market discipline by promoting better sustainability, while rating by another agency caused MFIs to slack off. In addition, while rating in general lead to better outreach, this effect was annulled if MFIs received financial aid in order to get rated. Finally, only one rater provided rating that allowed MFIs to raise additional debt	
Tipo: 	Conference Paper or Presentation	
Idioma: 	Inglês	
Identificador: 	15465

http://purl.umn.edu/35647	
Editor: 	AgEcon Search	
Relação: 	Southern Agricultural Economics Association&gt;2005 Annual Meeting, February 5-9, 2005, Little Rock, Arkansas

Selected Paper	
Formato: 	25

application/pdf