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dc.contributor.authorBuehren, Niklasen
dc.date.accessioned2011-07-15T14:21:41Z-
dc.date.available2011-07-15T14:21:41Z-
dc.date.issued2011-
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10419/48343-
dc.description.abstractMicrofinance in general and microcredit programs in particular have attracted much attention among interest groups concerned with poverty eradication and are seen by many as highly promising means in order to alleviate poverty. More recently, the spotlight has turned increasingly on the development and promotion of microsaving devices and mechanisms suitable to the unbanked poor. Along these lines, the Saving Mobilization program implemented by BRAC in Uganda is an attempt to encourage a saving culture as well as overcoming barriers to make use of saving services at more formal financial institutions. Building on a randomized control trial, the aim of this study is to investigate the impact of this program on the saving behavior of participants. The intervention is successful in increasing the usage of semi-formal financial institutions on the extensive margin as well as to boost the amount held at these institutions. The total amount of savings, however, remains unaffected. Impact heterogeneity is important and the analysis shows that illiterate individuals as well as individuals having experienced theft in the recent past are more likely to respond to the program.en
dc.language.isoengen
dc.publisher|aZBW - Deutsche Zentralbibliothek für Wirtschaftswissenschaften, Leibniz-Informationszentrum Wirtschaft |cKiel und Hamburgen
dc.relation.ispartofseries|aProceedings of the German Development Economics Conference, Berlin 2011 |x16en
dc.subject.jelD04en
dc.subject.jelD14en
dc.subject.jelG21en
dc.subject.jelO16en
dc.subject.ddc330en
dc.subject.keywordMicrofinanceen
dc.subject.keywordsaving promotionen
dc.subject.keywordtheften
dc.subject.keywordliteracyen
dc.subject.keywordUgandaen
dc.titleAllocating Cash Savings and the Role of Information: Evidence from a Field Experiment in Uganda-
dc.typeConference Paperen
dc.identifier.ppn665337078en
dc.rightshttp://www.econstor.eu/dspace/Nutzungsbedingungenen
dc.identifier.repecRePEc:zbw:gdec11:16en

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