Ashraf, Nava; Karlan, Dean; Yin, Wesley - 2006
women. Here, using a randomized controlled trial, we examine whether access to an individually-held commitment savings …-oriented durables goods purchased in the household. -- Savings ; microfinance ; female empowerment ; household decision making … development goals. Microfinance in particular has often been argued, but not without controversy, to be a tool for empowering …