Ashraf, Nava; Karlan, Dean; Yin, Wesley - Economic Growth Center, Economics Department - 2006
: Savings, microfinance, female empowerment, household decision making,
commitment
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I. Introduction
Commitment devices for … promote female empowerment, nor have we assessed the consequences of such
induced (rather than “naturally” encountered …) empowerment.
We contribute to this literature by exogenously increasing control of a financial asset. Some
current bank …