We experimentally test the impact of expanding access to basic bank accounts in Uganda, Malawi, and Chile. Over two … expanding access to basic accounts are unlikely to improve welfare noticeably since impacts, even if present, are likely small …

Indian government partners, we provided rural women with individual bank accounts and randomly varied whether their wages … from a public workfare program were directly deposited into these accounts or into the male household head's account (the … offered bank accounts, those who also received direct deposit and training increased their labor supply in the public and …

introduced payroll accounts in a population of largely unbanked factory workers in Bangladesh. In the experiment, workers in a … payroll accounts leads to increased account use and consumer learning. Those receiving accounts with automatic wage payments … effects of introducing accounts at scale …