Chapter 1: State of Microfinance, Current and Potential Problems
1. Introduction
2. Microfinance Institutions (MFIs)
2.1 History of MFIs
2.2 MFIs’ Benefits
3. MFIs’ Challenges
3.1 Interest Rates
3.2 Reach versus Depth of Impact
Chapter 2: Literature Review
1. MFIs: The Balance between Increasing Profits and Social Impact
2. The Relationship Between MFIs’ Financial Performances and Domestic GDP Growth in Regards to Global risk-The Resiliency of MFIs to Drastic Economic Change
3. Outreach and MFIs’ Financial Performance
4. Poverty Reduction
Chapter 3: Data Description
1. Data
2. Descriptive Statistics
3. Summary
Chapter 4: The Case of Peru
1. Brief Macroeconomic Description of Peru
2. MFIs in Peru
3. The Impact of MFIs on Employment Generation and Adult Literacy Rate in Peru
3.1 Dataset
3.2 Methodology
3.3 Regressions and Results
3.4 Conclusions
4. MFIs’ Financial Performance Against Global and Domestic Risk
4.1 Dataset
4.2 Methodology
4.3 Regressions and Results
4.4 Conclusions
5. MFIs’ Financial Performance and Outreach
5.1 Dataset
5.2 Methodology
5.3 Regressions and Results
5.4 Conclusions
6. Summary
Chapter 5: The Case of Latin America & Caribbean
1. Brief Macroeconomic Description of Latin America & Caribbean
2. MFIs in Latin America & Caribbean
3. The Impact of MFIs on Employment Generation and Adult Literacy Rate in Latin America & Caribbean
3.1 Dataset
3.2 Methodology
3.3 Regressions and Results
3.4 Conclusions
4. MFIs’ Financial Performance Against Global and Domestic Risk
4.1 Dataset
4.2 Methodology
4.3 Regressions and Results
4.4 Conclusions
5. MFIs’ Financial Performance and Outreach
5.1 Dataset
5.2 Methodology
5.3 Regressions and Results
5.4 Conclusions
6. Summary
Chapter 6: The Case of World
1. Brief Macroeconomic Description of World
2. MFIs in World
3. The Impact of MFIs on Employment Generation and Adult Literacy Rate in the World
3.1 Dataset
3.2 Methodology
3.3 Regressions and Results
3.4 Conclusions
3.5 MFIs’ Financial Performance Against Global and Domestic Risk
3.6 Dataset
3.7 Methodology
3.8 Regressions and Results
3.9 Conclusions
3.10 MFIs’ Financial Performance and Outreach
3.11 Dataset
3.12 Methodology
3.13 Regressions and Results
3.14 Conclusions
4. Summary
Chapter 7: Summary of the Dissertation
1. Summary
Bibliography
Appendix