Tag
financial_inclusion
3 findings
DevelopmentDirect 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.RCTDevelopmentMultidimensional Female Empowerment MetricsPrimary evaluation tracking financial inclusion indicators, self-confidence scores, and intra-household decision authority relative to control groups is actively underway with results forthcoming.RCT