A review of commitment savings products in developing countries

ERD Working Paper Series

Volumn , Issue 45, 2003, Pages 1-37

  Ashraf, Nava ^a   Gons, Nathalie ^b   Karlan, Dean S ^c   Yin, Wesley ^c  

^a HARVARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b INNOVATIONS FOR POVERTY ACTION   (United States)

^c PRINCETON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DEVELOPING WORLD; FINANCIAL SERVICES; MICROFINANCE; SAVINGS BEHAVIOR;

EID: 0345304257     PISSN: 16555252     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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