Social Networks, Financial Literacy and Index Insurance

Social Networks, Financial Literacy and Index Insurance

The authors present a randomized field experiment measuring the direct impact and social network spillovers of providing financial literacy and discount vouchers on farmers decision to purchase index-based drought insurance. To examine this, the a...

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Main Authors: Gine, Xavier, Karlan, Dean, Ngatia, Muthoni
Format: Journal Article
Language:English
en_US
Published: World Bank, Washington, DC 2015
Subjects:
ADMINISTRATIVE SUPPORT
ADVERSE SELECTION
AGRICULTURAL ACTIVITIES
AGRICULTURAL FINANCE
ATTRITION
BEST PRACTICES
BUYERS
CASH TRANSFERS
COFFEE
COFFEE FARMERS
COFFEE GROWING
COFFEE TREES
DEVELOPMENT ECONOMICS
DROUGHT
EXTERNALITIES
FARM
FARM SIZE
FARMER
FARMERS
FINANCIAL EDUCATION
FINANCIAL LITERACY
FINANCIAL LITERACY MATERIALS
FINANCIAL MATERIALS
FINANCIAL SECTOR
FINANCIAL SUPPORT
HOUSEHOLD HEAD
HOUSEHOLD SIZE
INCOME
INSURANCE
INSURANCE COMPANIES
INSURANCE MARKETS
IRRIGATION
MORAL HAZARD
MUTUAL INSURANCE
POOR
POOR HOUSEHOLDS
PROBABILITY
PUBLIC ECONOMICS
RESEARCH ASSISTANCE
RETIREMENT
RETIREMENT PLAN
RISK MANAGEMENT
RURAL
RURAL HOUSEHOLDS
TRANSACTION
TRANSACTION COSTS
VALUABLE
Online Access:http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2013/01/24299756/social-networks-financial-literacy-index-insurance
http://hdl.handle.net/10986/21814

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http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2013/01/24299756/social-networks-financial-literacy-index-insurance
http://hdl.handle.net/10986/21814

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