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Hope versus Fear in Health Credit Marketing in Bolivia Comparing the impact of distinct marketing messages on take up and use of health loans among microfinance clients. Country: Bolivia Research Areas: Mechanisms Matter Themes: Behavioral Economics, Credit, Marketing Status: Ongoing |
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Savings Account Labeling and Financial Literacy Training for Susu Customers in Ghana Understanding the impact of and interaction between a new savings product and financial literacy training for Susu customers Country: Ghana Research Areas: Mechanisms Matter Themes: Behavioral Economics, Financial Literacy, Product Design, Savings Status: Ongoing |
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Evaluation of a Village Savings & Loans (VSLAs) Program in Ghana Understanding the types of people that participate in Village Savings & Loan Programs (VSLAs) and the programs' impact on households and communities. Country: Ghana Research Areas: Measuring Impact Themes: Credit, Savings Status: Ongoing |
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Using a Referrals Program to Test for Asymmetric Information and Borrowers’ Ability to Influence Repayment Behavior of Fellow Borrowers in South Africa Examining whether borrowers have private information on the borrowing “types” of friends and family members, and whether borrowers are able to influence the repayment behavior of fellow borrowers, by attaching a referrals program to a personal loan product. Country: South Africa Research Areas: Mechanisms Matter Themes: Credit Status: Ongoing |
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Interest Rates and Consumer Credit in South Africa Identifying evidence for moral hazard and adverse selection in microcredit. Country: South Africa Research Areas: Mechanisms Matter Themes: Credit, Interest Rates Status: Complete |
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Psychological Responses to Microfinance Loan Recovery Strategies in Peru Measuring the persuasive power of group or individual pressure and optimistic or pessimistic spins to encourage loan repayment in Peru. Country: Peru Research Areas: Mechanisms Matter Themes: Behavioral Economics, Credit Status: Complete |
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The Psychology of Debt: An Experiment in the Philippines Understanding why some micro entrepreneurs frequently use high interest rate debt for working capital without a corresponding increase in the scale of business operations. Country: Philippines Research Areas: Reimagining Financial Access Themes: Behavioral Economics, Credit, Financial Literacy, Savings Status: Ongoing |
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Psychology of Savings: Evaluation of a Commitment Savings Program – FICO Bank, Philippines Measuring the price sensitivity for a savings product and the impact of information framing on clients’ decision to take up a commitment savings product. Country: Philippines Research Areas: Reimagining Financial Access Themes: Behavioral Economics, Commitment Devices, Marketing, Product Design, Savings Status: Ongoing |
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Emergency Savings Accounts for Remittance Receivers in Mexico Assessing the impact of a labeled savings account on the formal savings of funds for future, emergency needs. Country: Mexico Research Areas: Mechanisms Matter Themes: Commitment Devices, Savings Status: Complete |
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Marketing Effects in a Consumer Credit Market in South Africa Pricing the effect of psychological “features” on the take-up of a loan product in a mass-mailing marketing campaign. Country: South Africa Research Areas: Mechanisms Matter Themes: Behavioral Economics, Credit, Marketing Status: Complete |
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Psychology of Savings: Evaluation of a Commitment Savings Program – First Valley Bank, Philippines Measuring the price sensitivity for a savings product and the impact of information framing and regular reminders on households’ propensity to deposit money in a savings account. Country: Philippines Research Areas: Reimagining Financial Access Themes: Behavioral Economics, Commitment Devices, Marketing, Product Design, Savings Status: Ongoing |
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Deposit Collectors in the Philippines Evaluating the impact of door-to-door deposit collection service on clients’ saving and borrowing behaviors. Country: Philippines Research Areas: Mechanisms Matter Themes: Behavioral Economics, Commitment Devices, Savings Status: Complete |
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Impact of Financial Literacy and Business Training on Microfinance Clients in the Philippines Understanding the costs and benefits of financial educational add-on programs on microfinance clients. Country: Philippines Research Areas: Mechanisms Matter, Measuring Impact Themes: Financial Literacy, Training Status: Ongoing |
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Impact of Group versus Individual Liability in the Philippines Examining the institutional and client social network impacts of offering group liability vs. individual liability loans within a group lending program. Country: Philippines Research Areas: Mechanisms Matter Themes: Credit, Product Design Status: Complete |
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Finding Missing Markets: An Agricultural Brokerage Intervention in Kenya Examining the impact of marketing assistance and trade credit among farmers' groups. Country: Kenya Research Areas: Mechanisms Matter Themes: Credit, Marketing Status: Complete |
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The Unbanked: Evidence from Indonesia Aims to understand why so many poor households lack access to finance and whether the unbanked are creditworthy or largely not interested in borrowing. Country: Indonesia Research Areas: Reimagining Financial Access, Mechanisms Matter Themes: Credit, Savings Status: Complete |
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Targeting the Ultra Poor (TUP) in Pakistan Evaluating the impact of asset transfer and enterprise development on social and economic outcomes including: income, assets, school attendance of children, health, and food security of ultra poor households. Country: Pakistan Research Areas: Reimagining Financial Access Themes: Training, Ultra Poor Status: Ongoing |
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Measuring Demand for Hospitalization Insurance in the Philippines Examining the take-up of a health insurance product offered to microfinance clients in order to study price sensitivity and assess the extent of adverse selection. Country: Philippines Research Areas: Mechanisms Matter Themes: Insurance Status: Complete |
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Peeling Back the Layers of Group Liability in Bolivia Examining whether reducing group liability in a group lending program in Bolivia will broaden the program's outreach while maintaining high repayment rates. Country: Bolivia Research Areas: Mechanisms Matter Themes: Credit, Product Design Status: Ongoing |
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Health Insurance and Quality of Care in India Examining how participation in a health insurance scheme affects the quality of care accessed by individuals. Country: India Research Areas: Mechanisms Matter Themes: Insurance Status: Ongoing |