Projects

Bolivia:

Financial Services in the Amazon (Yale-Gates SPRF, Ongoing)

Researchers: Ricardo Godoy, Dean Karlan, Margaret McConnell, Harry Patrinos, Jonathan Zinman

Alarm Boxes: Combining Commitment and Reminders (Ongoing)

Researchers: Dean Karlan, Margaret McConnell, Jonathan Zinman

Text Message Reminders and Incentives to Save (Completed)

Researchers: Dean Karlan, Margaret McConnell, Jonathan Zinman

Chile:

Expanding Access to Formal Savings Accounts in Malawi, Uganda, Chile and the Philippines (Ongoing)

Researchers: Pascaline Dupas, Dean Karlan, Jonathan Robinson

Financial Literacy, Short-run Impatience, and the Determinants of Saving and Financial Management in Chile (Ongoing)

Researchers: Justine Hastings

Dominican Republic:

Financial Literacy and Rules of Thumb in the Dominican Republic (Completed)

Researchers: Alexandro Drexler, Greg Fischer, Antoinette Schoar

Increasing the Impact of CCTs through Financial Literacy (Ongoing)

Researchers: Greg Fischer, Xavier Gine, Dean Karlan

Ecuador:

Remembering to Save: Timing of SMS Reminders (Ongoing)

Researchers: Dean Karlan, Margaret McConnell, Jonathan Zinman

El Salvador:

Responses to Degree of Control over Remittances in El Salvador (Completed)

Researchers: Dean Yang, Diego Aycinena, Claudia Martinez

Ghana:

Savings Account Labeling and Financial Literacy Training for Susu Customers (Ongoing)

Researchers: Dean Karlan, Edward Kutsoati, Margaret McConnell, Margaret McMillan, Christopher Udry

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Evaluation of Village Savings and Loans Association (Ongoing)

Researchers: Dean Karlan, Bram Thuysbaert, Christopher Udry

Incentives to Save for Habit Formation (Yale-Gates SPRF, Ongoing)

Researchers: Gharad Bryan, Margaret McConnell

Evaluating the Efficacy of School Based Financial Education Programs (Completed)

Researchers: Jim Berry, Dean Karlan

Motivating Take Up of Formal Savings (Completed)

Researcher: Margaret McConnell

Kenya:

Savings Accounts for Rural MicroEntrepreneurs (Completed)

Researchers: Pascaline Dupas, Jonathan Robinson

Saving for Birth (Yale-Gates SPRF, Ongoing)

Researchers: Karen Grepin, James Habyarimana, William Jack, Tavneet Suri

Saving for Health Expenditures in Kenya (Completed)

Researchers: Pascaline Dupas, Jonathan Robinson

Strategic Household Savings in Kenya (Completed)

Researcher: Simone Schaner

The Role of Mobile Banking in Expanding Trade Credit and Business Development in Kenya (Ongoing)

Researchers: William Jack, Tavneet Suri, Chris Woodruff

Transaction Costs, Bargaining Power, and Savings Account Use (Yale-Gates SPRF, Ongoing)

Researchers: Simone Schaner

Malawi:

Evaluation of Village Savings and Loans Associations (Ongoing)

Researchers: Dean Karlan, Bram Thuysbaert

Reducing Barriers to Saving (Completed)

Researchers: Lasse Brune, Xavier Gine, Jessica Golberg, Dean Yang

Direct Deposits and Commitment to Save (Yale-Gates SPRF, Ongoing)

Researchers: Lasse Brune, Xavier Gine, Jessica Golberg, Dean Yang

Expanding Access to Formal Savings Accounts in Malawi, Uganda, Chile and the Philippines (Ongoing)

Researchers: Pascaline Dupas, Dean Karlan, Jonathan Robinson

Mali:

Evaluation of the Saving for Change Program (Ongoing)

Researchers: Lori Beaman, Dean Karlan, Jonathan Morduch, Bram Thuysbaert

Mexico:

Commitment Savings Accounts for Remittance Receivers (Completed)

Researchers: Dean Karlan, Sendhil Mullainathan

Mozambique:

Savings, Subsidies and Sustainable Food Security in Mozambique (Ongoing)

Researchers: Dean Yang

Nepal:

Do Simple Savings Accounts Help the Poor to Save? (Yale-Gates SPRF, Ongoing)

Researchers: Silvia Prina

Peru:

Using Encouragement to Overcome Psychological Barriers to Saving (Completed)

Researchers: Dean Karlan, Sendhil Mullainathan, Jonathan Zinman

Philippines:

CARES Commitment Savings for Smoking Cessation (Completed)

Researchers: Dean Karlan, Jonathan Zinman

Text Message Loan Repayment Reminders for Micro-Borrowers (Ongoing)

Researchers: Dean Karlan, Melanie Morten, Jonathan Zinman

Psychology of Savings: Commitment Savings Programs in the Philipppines (Completed)

Researchers: Dean Karlan, Sendhil Mullainathan, Jonathan Zinman

Debt Trap, Financial Literacy, and Savings (Ongoing)

Researchers: Dean Karlan, Sendhil Mullainathan

Deposit Collectors (Completed)

Researchers: Dean Karlan, Sendhil Mullainathan

Commitment Savings Products (SEED) (Completed)

Researchers: Nava Ashraf, Dean Karlan, Welsley Yin

Expanding Access to Formal Savings Accounts in Malawi, Uganda, Chile and the Philippines (Ongoing)

Researchers: Pascaline Dupas, Dean Karlan, Jonathan Robinson

Informative vs. Persuasive Advertising of Savings Products (Yale-Gates SPRF, Ongoing)

Researchers: Justine Hastings, Dean Karlan, Jonathan Zinman

Redesigning Microsavings – A Substitute for Microcredit? (Yale-Gates SPRF, Ongoing)

Researchers: Anett Hofmann

Qatar:

Enhancing the Development Impact of Remittances: Direct Payment and Savings Facilities for Filipino Workers (Ongoing)

Researchers: Augustin Arcenas, Ganesh Seshan, Dean Yang

Uganda:

Starting a Lifetime of Saving: Teaching the Practice of Saving to Ugandan Youth (Ongoing)

Researchers: Julian Jamison, Dean Karlan, Jonathan Zinman

Evaluation of Village Savings and Loans Associations (Ongoing)

Researchers: Dean Karlan, Bram Thuysbaert

Expanding Access to Formal Savings Accounts in Malawi, Uganda, Chile and the Philippines (Ongoing)

Researchers: Pascaline Dupas, Dean Karlan, Jonathan Robinson

Smoothing the Cost of Education: Primary School Saving in Uganda (Yale-Gates SPRF, Ongoing)

Researchers: Dean Karlan, Leigh Linden

Global

Expanding Access to Formal Savings Accounts in Malawi, Uganda, Chile and the Philippines (Ongoing)

Researchers: Pascaline Dupas, Dean Karlan, Jonathan Robinson

Informal Savings (Yale-Gates SPRF, Ongoing)

Researchers: Dean Karlan, Greg Fischer, Sara Nadel

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