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Savings by and for the poor : a research review and agenda
Karlan, Dean; Ratan, Aishwarya Lakshmi; Zinman, Jonathan - 2014
important welfare consequences: variable consumption, low resilience to shocks, and foregone profitable investments. We lay out …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010339591
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Savings by and for the poor : a research review and agenda
Karlan, Dean; Ratan, Aishwarya Lakshmi; Zinman, Jonathan - 2013
welfare consequences: variable consumption, low resilience to shocks, and foregone profitable investments. We lay out five …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009769238
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Financial education and access to savings accounts : complements or substitutes? ; evidence from Ugandan youth clubs
Karlan, Dean; Jamison, Julian; Zinman, Jonathan - 2014
Evidence on the effectiveness of financial education and formal savings account access is lacking, particularly for youth. We randomly assign 250 youth clubs to receive either financial education, access to a cheap group account, or both. The financial education treatments increase financial...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010349990
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Savings by and for the Poor : A Research Review and Agenda
Karlan, Dean S. - 2013
important welfare consequences: variable consumption, low resilience to shocks, and foregone profitable investments. We lay out …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013071844
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Financial Education and Access to Savings Accounts : Complements or Substitutes? Evidence from Ugandan Youth Clubs
Karlan, Dean S. - 2014
Evidence on the effectiveness of financial education and formal savings account access is lacking, particularly for youth. We randomly assign 250 youth clubs to receive either financial education, access to a cheap group account, or both. The financial education treatments increase financial...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013054231
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Savings By and For the Poor : A Research Review and Agenda
Karlan, Dean S. - 2014
important welfare consequences: variable consumption, low resilience to shocks, and foregone profitable investments. We lay out …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013063476
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Getting to the top of mind : how reminders increase saving
Karlan, Dean; McConnell, Margaret Mary; Mullainathan, … - 2010
fully attend to consumption in all periods but fail to attend to some future lumpy expenditure opportunities. This asymmetry … reminders may increase saving, and that reminders will be more effective when they increase the salience of a specific …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008658481
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Getting to the Top of Mind : How Reminders Increase Saving
Karlan, Dean S. - 2010
fully attend to consumption in all periods but fail to attend to some future lumpy expenditure opportunities. This asymmetry … reminders may increase saving, and that reminders will be more effective when they increase the salience of a specific …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013139657
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Getting to the Top of Mind : How Reminders Increase Saving
Karlan, Dean S. - 2010
fully attend to consumption in all periods but fail to attend to some future lumpy expenditure opportunities. This asymmetry … reminders may increase saving, and that reminders will be more effective when they increase the salience of a specific …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013141254
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Financial Education and Access to Savings Accounts: Complements or Substitutes? Evidence from Ugandan Youth Clubs
Karlan, Dean; Zinman, Jonathan; Jamison, Julian C. - National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER) - 2014
Evidence on the effectiveness of financial education and formal savings account access is lacking, particularly for youth. We randomly assign 250 youth clubs to receive either financial education, access to a cheap group account, or both. The financial education treatments increase financial...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010796540