Social Capital and Savings Behaviour: Evidence from Vietnam
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Social Capital and Savings Behaviour : Evidence from Vietnam. / Newman, Carol; Tarp, Finn; Van Den Broeck, Katleen.
Dublin : Institute for International Integration Studies, Trinity College Dublin, 2011.Publikation: Working paper › Forskning
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TY - UNPB
T1 - Social Capital and Savings Behaviour
T2 - Evidence from Vietnam
AU - Newman, Carol
AU - Tarp, Finn
AU - Van Den Broeck, Katleen
N1 - JEL classification: D14, D71, D83, D91, O12, O16
PY - 2011
Y1 - 2011
N2 - We explore the extent to which social capital can play a role in imparting information about the returns to saving where potential knowledge gaps and mistrust exists. Using data from Vietnam we find strong evidence to support the hypothesis that information transmitted via reputable social organizations increases the proportion of liquid assets held in the form of deposits that yield a return. Our results imply that targeting information on the benefits of deposit saving through formal networks or groups would be effective in increasing the number of households that save at grassroots level.
AB - We explore the extent to which social capital can play a role in imparting information about the returns to saving where potential knowledge gaps and mistrust exists. Using data from Vietnam we find strong evidence to support the hypothesis that information transmitted via reputable social organizations increases the proportion of liquid assets held in the form of deposits that yield a return. Our results imply that targeting information on the benefits of deposit saving through formal networks or groups would be effective in increasing the number of households that save at grassroots level.
KW - Faculty of Social Sciences
M3 - Working paper
BT - Social Capital and Savings Behaviour
PB - Institute for International Integration Studies, Trinity College Dublin
CY - Dublin
ER -
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