The study examines the relationship between mobile financial services and individual financial behavior in India wherein a sizeable population is yet to be financially included. Addressing the endogeneity associated with the use of mobile financial services using an instrumental variable method, the study finds that the use of mobile financial services increases the likelihood of investment, having insurance and borrowing from formal financial institutions. Further, the analysis highlights that access to mobile financial services have the potential to bridge the gender divide in financial inclusion. Fastening the pace of access to mobile financial services may partially alter pandemic induced poverty.
The Behavior of Inventories over the Business Cycle: Evidence across Levels of Development
Instituto interdisciplinario de Economía Política de Buenos Aires - Universidad de Buenos Aires(布宜诺斯艾利斯政治经济学跨研究所 - 布宜诺斯艾利斯大学);Universidad de San Andrés(圣安德烈斯大学)
Whats the worth of a promise? Evaluating the indirect effects of a program to reduce early marriage in India
除了附加条件外,有条件现金转移方案的一个重要方面是提供连续的支付频率。相反,1994年至1998年在印度哈里亚纳邦实施的Apni Beti Apna Dhan方案向女性受益人提供了一笔承诺的金额,如果她未婚,则只有在年满18岁后才能兑现。本文评估了这种长期财政激励对结果的影响,而不是直接与条件。在三重差异框架中使用多个数据集,研究结果显示,教育年数会产生显着的积极影响,尽管它不会转化为劳动参与率的提高。在衡量潜在渠道时,我们没有观察到中等教育以外的高等教育影响。此外,对休闲、社交或自我照顾的时间分配、18岁以上的结婚年龄、第一次生育的年龄和婚后赋权指标的影响有限。这些证据表明,尽管教育成果有所改善,但该方案未能改变现行的性别规范。该文件建议了一套补充性的潜在政策工具,包括通过行为干预、技能发展和鼓励妇女参与工作的激励措施来改变性别规范。
Mitigating Financial Risk from Climate-Induced Agricultural Price Volatility
Chennai Mathematical Institute(金奈数学研究所);AI 4 Water LTD(AI for Water有限公司);Institute for Interdisciplinary Research(跨学科研究所);University College London(伦敦大学学院);School of Computational & Integrative Sciences, Jawaharlal Nehru University(贾瓦哈拉尔·尼赫鲁大学计算与整合科学学院)