Deposit Collecting: Unbundling the Role of Frequency, Salience, and Habit Formation in Generating Sa...
Deposit Collecting: Unbundling the Role of Frequency, Salience, and Habit Formation in Generating Savings
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Nashville: American Economic Association
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English
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Nashville: American Economic Association
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We report on a field experiment using several methods for collecting deposits made in formal bank accounts in rural areas in Sri Lanka. We find that only frequent, face-to-face collection increases aggregate household savings. Collection involving community lock boxes increases balances at the collecting bank, but not overall household savings. Onl...
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Deposit Collecting: Unbundling the Role of Frequency, Salience, and Habit Formation in Generating Savings
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TN_cdi_proquest_miscellaneous_1418121036
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/TN_cdi_proquest_miscellaneous_1418121036
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0002-8282
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1944-7981
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10.1257/aer.103.3.387
