Tag
direct_deposit
3 findings
Policy & public sectorAdministrative Exclusion of Inactive Work Scheme BeneficiariesDigital direct deposit migration focused predominantly on recent workers, excluding former female laborers despite one-third of surveyed women having previously requested program work and 75% expressing a desire to work.Observational StudyDevelopmentDirect Deposit Account Linkage and Wage ControlPrior to intervention, women completed 42% of public workdays, but 75% of surveyed women desired work and struggled with direct deposit linkages, prompting an evaluation of wage control impacts on decision-making and family planning.RCTDevelopmentGender-Targeted Direct Wage DepositThree years after implementation, average total wage deposits reached US$66 at contemporary exchange rates (equivalent to annual average wage earnings), and assignment to full treatment yielded a 0.12 standard deviation increase in the female banking autonomy index.RCT