Capital structure plays an important role in organizational performance. Sources of funds for micro-finance institutions (MFIs) and their performance and financial sustainability become an important topic for the MFIs and poverty alleviation initiatives to achieve sustainable development goals of the UN. We explored the following question: Does the financial structure in terms of financial leverage affect the financial performance: Financial sustainability, depth, and breadth of outreach of MFIs? Our research focuses on studying the relationship between capital structure and financial performance of micro-finance institutions as well as achieving the objectives of this program by reaching out to the deserving clients without collaterals. A dataset of 187 MFIs is used to establish the relationship between the capital structure and performance of MFIs. Panel data regression analysis has been used for this study using the Random effect and Fixed effect models. Return on Asset (ROA), and Net Income to Expenditure (NIER) have been used as measures of financial performance. The findings indicate that Equity to Asset Ratio (EAR), Debt to Loan Ratio (DTL), Risk, and Size are the factors that influence NIER. Furthermore, EAR, and DTL have a positive effect on ROA, and Risk has a negative effect. The findings of this study will enable MFIs to configure their capital structure by creating a portfolio of sources of their capital from market-based sources of funds that can maximize their financial performance and reach out to poor clients without collaterals.
La mesure et l’analyse des crises financières nécessitent à la fois des approches cognitives et comportementales contraintes par la rationalité limitée. Cet article décrit la perception des risques et répond à la crise financière mondiale comme elle peut être discutée par les éditorialistes dans les journaux. La recherche quantitative a déjà démontré l’influence des médias sur les comportements sociétaux. Nous suggérons, cependant, qu’il est possible d’identifier une catégorisation des perceptions du risque et des réponses en employant l’analyse du contenu des éditoriaux. Nous adoptons une approche qualitative, constructiviste illustrant cette catégorisation. Nous prouverons ainsi à la fois comment et pourquoi les médias, par la promotion de certaines catégories de la perception du risque, peuvent influencer la société en vue d’adopter divers comportements face à une crise financière mondiale. De plus, nous analysons la cohérence des réponses et des biais d’analyse de la crise financière mondiale sur la base d’une revue de la littérature. JEL Code : G32 ; E32 ; A13.
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