We study how women's choices over labor activities in village economies correlate with
poverty and whether enabling the poorest women to take on the activities of their richer …

Saving promotion interventions have gained momentum in international development in
recent years. Our analysis investigates whether saving promotion can effectively increase …

We experimentally test the impact of expanding access to basic bank accounts in Uganda,
Malawi, and Chile. Over two years, 17, 10, and 3 percent of treatment individuals made five …

Abstract Globally, 1.7 billion adults still lack access to formal financial services, with a large
percentage living in South Asia and Sub-Saharan Africa. Current financial inclusion …

Lower-income countries spend vast sums on subsidies. Beneficiaries are typically selected
via either a proxy-means test (PMT) or through a decentralized identification process led by …

This paper examines the impact of access to banking services on household-owned
community-based tourism businesses in Northwestern Vietnam. Using a unique dataset of …

We show that the entry of formal financial institutions can have far-reaching and long-lasting
impacts on informal lending and social networks more generally. We first study the …

Purpose The study attempts to explore the determinants of financial inclusion. Subsequently,
it examines the effect of financial inclusion on financial well-being of marginalized street …

Globally, 1.7 billion adults still lack access to formal financial services, with a large
percentage living in South Asia and Sub-Saharan Africa. Current financial inclusion …

Many farmers in the developing world lack access to effective savings and storage devices.
Such devices might be particularly valuable for farmers since income is received as a lump …