messages and financial decisions among low-income youth in Colombia. Youth accountholders are randomly assigned to one of four … experimental conditions: i) twelve monthly financial education messages, ii) twelve monthly savings reminders, iii) twenty … account balances. At least two thirds of account balance increases in reminder groups are net savings increases. Savings …

and youth dependency ratios and income. It has a negative impact in India, where the bride's side has to pay substantial …

explore options for policy reforms aimed at rebalancing the Chinese economy. -- aggregate savings ; current account ; income …. In 2008, China's national savings rate soared to over 53 percent of its GDP, whereas its current account surplus exceeded … distortions. I document major trends in aggregate savings, investment, trade, and net foreign asset positions in China, and …

controlling for the usual suspects such as the aged and youth dependency ratios and income. It has a negative impact in India …

consistent with the previous studies: Firm size plays a role on corporate savings; leverage ratio has a negative impact on the …

controlling for the usual suspects such as the aged and youth dependency ratios and income. It has a negative impact in India …

gross private savings rates in 16 emerging markets over 1982-1993. With data from all 16 countries, there is evidence of a … significant positive relation between savings and stock market size and liquidity. When countries with outlying values for the … a growing or deepening stock market will necessarily be associated with higher savings rates …

This paper surveys the existing literature on the determinants of household savings and credit in developing countries …

multicountry model with free trade in a risk-free bond and calibrate it to the fifteen OECD countries. We pay special attention to …