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Project Citation: 

Kaboski, Joseph P., Lipscomb, Molly, and Midrigan, Virgiliu. Replication data for: The Aggregate Impact of Household Saving and Borrowing Constraints: Designing a Field Experiment in Uganda. Nashville, TN: American Economic Association [publisher], 2014. Ann Arbor, MI: Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research [distributor], 2019-12-06. https://doi.org/10.3886/E116121V1

Project Description

Summary:  View help for Summary We develop a model of households with multiple needs (smoothing shocks, financing investment) and constraints (limited credit, self-control issues) in order to examine the nature of household's financing constraints in a developing country, and the impact of relaxing them. We show that increased access to credit has very different implications for the aggregate model economy depending on its form: asset-financed or cash. We then illustrate how a short-term increase in access to loans leads to very distinct behavior in the short run. The relevance of the model can be evaluated using a field experiment, which we are currently implementing in Uganda.

Scope of Project

JEL Classification:  View help for JEL Classification
      C93 Field Experiments
      D14 Household Saving; Personal Finance
      O12 Microeconomic Analyses of Economic Development
      O16 Economic Development: Financial Markets; Saving and Capital Investment; Corporate Finance and Governance


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