Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Articles Article Faculty Publications -Articles Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Ruralurban financial inclusion: Implications on the cost sustainability of microfinance lenders Description An account of the resource Despite the higher demand for credit among the rural poor, many commercial banks and microfinance institutions (MFIs) are averse towards microfinancing activities in rural areas due to their high-cost implication compared to urban areas. Therefore, this study empirically investigates the effect of rural and urban financial inclusion on the cost sustainability of MFIs. To this end, a globally representative sample of 1729 MFIs' data covering the period 20082018 were analyzed. Contrary to the orthodox perception, our overall result revealed that lending in rural areas is more cost-efficient than in urban areas, even after considering various proxies and endogeneity issues. 2021 John Wiley &amp; Sons, Ltd. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Mia M.A.; Sangwan S.; Hussain A.H.M.B.; Malim N.A.K. Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Managerial and Decision Economics, Vol-43, No. 6, pp. 1899-1911. Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available John Wiley and Sons Ltd Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 2022-01-01 Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context <a href="https://doi.org/10.1002/mde.3498" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://doi.org/10.1002/mde.3498</a> <br /><br /><a href="https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-85120655834&amp;doi=10.1002%2Fmde.3498&amp;partnerID=40&amp;md5=91fc2117ac2825b4abb46049e65c31a0" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-85120655834&amp;doi=10.1002%2fmde.3498&amp;partnerID=40&amp;md5=91fc2117ac2825b4abb46049e65c31a0</a> Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource Restricted Access Relation A related resource ISSN: 1436570 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource Online Language A language of the resource English Type The nature or genre of the resource Article Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant Mia M.A., School of Management, Universiti Sains Malaysia, Penang, Malaysia, Department of Business Administration, Daffodil International University, Dhaka, Bangladesh; Sangwan S., Department of Commerce, Christ University, Pune, India; Hussain A.H.M.B., Centre for Research on Women and Gender (KANITA), Universiti Sains Malaysia, Penang, Malaysia; Malim N.A.K., School of Management, Universiti Sains Malaysia, Penang, Malaysia