), focusing on the role of competition and the institutional framework. Using a survey of banks in Argentina and Chile, the paper …

This paper examines the determinants of corporate savings in a cross-country panel setting. Specifically, it employs … savings (defined as net financial assets) in 2003-17. This finding is supported by a propensity scores matching analysis of …

This paper develops and estimates a dynamic model of individuals' and couples' labor supply, savings, and retirement …

behavior. This treatment is interacted with the option of opening a savings account at the screening of the movie. At the exit … of the screening, individuals in the financial education movie treatment are more likely to open a savings account than … individuals in the placebo movie treatment. However, the effects dissipate quickly. When savings and borrowing behavior is …

drought shocks. It analyzes mechanisms through which cash transfers contribute to resilience, such as savings facilitation … increase savings. They also help households protect earnings in agriculture and off-farm businesses when shocks occur. Few … poor households can foster resilience by facilitating savings and income smoothing …