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asset_accumulation

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DevelopmentMeta-Analysis
Asset Accumulation and Savings Persistence
Participants increased savings or asset ownership in 9 out of 10 evaluations examining asset accumulation; in Tunisia, participants retained significantly higher home, livestock, and furniture ownership 5 years post-program despite a 5 percentage point drop in employment probability.
DevelopmentRCT
Informal Savings in Physical Assets
Control borrowers on standard early-repayment contracts allocated Rs 557.2 to house repairs (representing 58.6% of the non-business spending gap between groups), whereas grace period borrowers reduced house repair purchases by Rs 208.8 to Rs 222.1 to invest directly in illiquid business stock.