Commitment devices for savings could benefit those with self-control as well as familial or spousal control issues. We find evidence to support both motivations. We examine the impact of a commitment savings product in the Philippines on household decision making power and selfperception of...

Female empowermentʺ has increasingly become a policy goal, both as an end to itself and as a means to achieving other development goals. Microfinance in particular has often been argued, but not without controversy, to be a tool for empowering women. Here, using a randomized controlled trial,...

Die moderne Ökonomik ist in ihrem Kern immer noch tauschtheoretisch begründet. Die Bemühungen der Neuen Institutionenökonomik für eine transaktionstheoretische Fundierung sind auf halbem Wege stehengeblieben (Fokussierung von Kosten bei gegebenen Nutzen; keine spezifisch...