Funding Microfinance in Times of Uncertainty
Episode Description
New Wharton research examines how political and economic turmoil in a country can impact how microfinance organizations are funded, creating implications not just for the health of lenders, but also for their potential reach to, and ability to help, lendees. 📂 Finance & Accounting 🏷️ Research
Brief Summary
Wharton professors discuss research on microfinance funding dynamics and effects of uncertainty on smaller organizations.
Key points
- Funding Dynamics in Microfinance. The research uncovers how upstream funding impacts microfinance organizations and their sustainability.
- Surprising Findings on Funders' Behavior. The study reveals that funders retreat to larger organizations during uncertainty, affecting smaller ones.
- Misperceptions in Microfinance Funding. The research challenges the belief that public and commercial funders are competing for the same organizations.
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Episode highlights
- Funding Dynamics in MicrofinanceThe research uncovers how upstream funding impacts microfinance organizations and their sustainability.“We managed to get access to really great data through the microfinance information exchange.”1:01Sep 21, 2016
- Surprising Findings on Funders' BehaviorThe study reveals that funders retreat to larger organizations during uncertainty, affecting smaller ones.“Under uncertainty, small organizations are going to lose this funding.”6:38Sep 21, 2016
- Misperceptions in Microfinance FundingThe research challenges the belief that public and commercial funders are competing for the same organizations.“Our results do not indicate that this is as big of a problem as some suggest.”9:49Sep 21, 2016
Tension
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