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Banker my neighbour: matching and financial intermediation in savings groups
Cassidy, Rachel; Fafchamps, Marcel - 2018
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011895823
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Edutainment, savings, and generational differences in rural areas of Peru
Chong, Alberto; Valdivia, J. Martín - 2023
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014382481
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The effect of tax incentives on private pension saving
O'Brien, Laurence - 2023
In many countries, saving in a private pension is tax-advantaged to encourage saving for retirement; however, there is mixed evidence on the extent to which this increases saving. This paper estimates the responsiveness of private pension saving to tax incentives for employees in England and...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014372118
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Savings groups reduce vulnerability, but have mixed effects on financial inclusion
Frisancho Robles, Verónica; Valdivia, J. Martín - 2020
This paper evaluates the impact of the introduction of savings groups on poverty, vulnerability, and financial …, we investigate the impact of savings groups after more than two years of exposure. We find t hat savings groups channel … savings groups increases female labor market participation and, in poorer areas, it fosters greater specialization in …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012587506
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Formal saving in developing economies : barriers, interventions, and effects
Di Giannatale, Sonia; Roa, María José - 2016
This paper discusses the determinants of and the barriers to formal saving both from the theoretical point of view and based on empirical evidence from various associated interventions and their possible effects at the micro and macroeconomic levels. It presents a comprehensive review of the...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011588558
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Credit and saving constraints in general equilibrium : evidence from survey data
Granda Carvajal, Catalina; Hamann S., Franz A.; Tamayo, … - 2017
In this paper, we build a heterogeneous agents-dynamic general equilibrium model wherein saving constraints interact with credit constraints. Saving constraints in the form of fixed costs to use the financial system lead households to seek informal saving instruments (cash) and result in lower...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011656466
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The impact of a financial inclusion program on household's payment choice, savings, and credit
Gandelman, Néstor; Lluberas, Rodrigo; Misail, Daniel - 2023
fail to find effects on either access to short-term credit or expenditure or savings. …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014461503
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Low take-up and financial inclusion : experimental evidence from Argentina’s cash transfers
Cruces, Guillermo; Amarante, Verónica; Ramírez, Lucía; … - 2020
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014290718
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Do increased private saving rates spur economic growth?
Łaski, Kazimierz (contributor) - 2007
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003567249
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The effect of non-contributory pensions on saving in Mexico
Alonso Ortiz, Jorge; Amuedo Dorantes, Catalina; Juarez, … - 2016
This paper examines the effects of non-contributory pension programs at the federal and state levels on Mexican households' saving patterns using micro data from the Mexican Income and Expenditure Survey. The federal program by itself appears to reduce the saving rate of households whose oldest...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011544981