We test whether the provision of multiple labeled savings accounts affects savings and downstream outcomes in an … experiment with 761 microentrepreneurs in urban Malawi. Treatment respondents received one or multiple savings accounts, in the … form of lockboxes or mobile money. We find that while providing additional boxes increased savings by 40%, technical issues …

Does limited access to formal savings services impede business growth in poor countries? To shed light on this question … expenditures. We see no impact for bicycle-taxi drivers. These results imply significant barriers to savings and investment for …

Many farmers in the developing world lack access to effective savings and storage devices. Such devices might be … selling) sold later and at higher prices. We find no effects of the individual input savings intervention on input usage …

monthly deposits for them were at the 79th, 91st, and 96th percentiles of baseline savings. Survey data show no clearly … discernible intention-to-treat effects on savings or any downstream outcomes. This suggests that policies merely focused on …

Using data from a field experiment in Kenya, we document that providing individuals with simple informal savings … providing a safe place to keep money was sufficient to increase health savings, through a mental accounting effect. Adding an … earmarking feature was only helpful when funds were put towards emergencies; earmarking for preventative health reduced savings …