Who Are the Unbanked?

This paper uses nationally representative survey data from Mexico to compare households with savings accounts in formal financial institutions to their neighbors who do not have such accounts. The survey, which was conducted in 2005, contains infor...

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Main Authors: Djankov, Simeon, Miranda, Pedro, Seira, Enrique, Sharma, Siddharth
Format: Policy Research Working Paper
Language:English
Published: World Bank, Washington, DC 2012
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Online Access:http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2008/06/9561338/unbanked
http://hdl.handle.net/10986/6666
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topic ACCESS TO BANKING
ACCESS TO BANKING SERVICES
ACCESS TO BANKS
ACCESS TO FINANCIAL SERVICES
ACCOUNT HOLDERS
ACCOUNTING
AFFORDABILITY
AGRICULTURAL ACTIVITIES
AGRICULTURAL INCOME
ANNUAL INCOME
BANK ACCESS
BANK ACCOUNT
BANK ACCOUNTS
BANK BRANCH
BANK BRANCHES
BANK CUSTOMERS
BANK FEES
BANK POLICY
BANK SERVICES
BANKING LEGISLATION
BANKING MARKETS
BANKING NETWORK
BANKING SERVICES
BANKS
BARRIER
BARRIER TO BANKING
BEHAVIORAL ECONOMICS
BEHAVIORAL TRAITS
BOND
BORROWING
BROKERAGE
BUSINESS SCHOOL
CALCULATION
CHECKS
COLLEGE EDUCATION
COMMERCIAL BANK
COMMERCIAL BANKS
CONSUMER
CONSUMER DURABLES
CONSUMER EXPENDITURES
CONSUMPTION EXPENDITURE
COOPERATIVES
CREDIT ASSOCIATIONS
CREDIT COOPERATIVES
CREDIT GUARANTEES
CREDIT MARKET
CREDIT MARKETS
CREDIT UNIONS
CURRENCY
CURRENCY CRISES
DEALING WITH BANKS
DEBT
DEBT FORGIVENESS
DEMOGRAPHIC
DEMOGRAPHIC CHARACTERISTICS
DEPOSIT
DEPOSIT ACCOUNTS
DEPOSITORS
DEPOSITS
DEVELOPING COUNTRIES
DEVELOPMENT BANK
DIRECTED CREDIT
DISTRIBUTION OF INCOME
DISTRIBUTION OF WEALTH
ECONOMIC SHOCKS
EDUCATION LEVELS
EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT
EMPLOYEE
ENTREPRENEUR
ETHNIC NEIGHBORHOOD
EXPENDITURE
EXPENDITURES
FEDERAL RESERVE
FEDERAL RESERVE BANK
FINANCE CORPORATION
FINANCIAL ACCESS
FINANCIAL ACCOUNTS
FINANCIAL ASSETS
FINANCIAL BEHAVIOR
FINANCIAL CHOICES
FINANCIAL DECISION
FINANCIAL EDUCATION
FINANCIAL INFORMATION
FINANCIAL KNOWLEDGE
FINANCIAL LITERACY
FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT
FINANCIAL MARKET
FINANCIAL TRANSACTIONS
FIRST ACCOUNT
FORM OF COLLATERAL
FORMAL FINANCIAL INSTITUTION
FORMAL FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS
FORMAL FINANCIAL SECTOR
FORMAL LOANS
FRINGE BANKING
HEALTH INSURANCE
HIGH INTEREST RATES
HIGHER COST FINANCIAL SERVICES
HOME OWNERSHIP
HOUSEHOLD EXPENDITURE
HOUSEHOLD FINANCE
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
HOUSEHOLD WELFARE
HOUSEHOLDS
INCOME SHOCKS
INFORMAL BANKS
INFORMAL FINANCING
INFORMAL SAVINGS
INITIAL DEPOSIT
INITIAL DEPOSITS
INTEREST RATE
INTEREST RATES
INTERNATIONAL BANK
INTERNATIONAL FINANCE
INVESTMENT ACCOUNT
LACK OF AWARENESS
LAWS
LEVEL OF ASSETS
LEVEL OF EDUCATION
LIABILITY
LIQUIDITY
LOANS FROM FRIENDS
LOW INCOME
LOW INTEREST RATES
LOW-INCOME
LOW-INCOME PEOPLE
LOWER INCOME
LOWER INTEREST RATES
LOWER-INCOME COMMUNITIES
LOWER-INCOME POPULATION
MAINTENANCE FEE
MFI
MFIS
MICRO-FINANCE
MICRO-FINANCE INSTITUTION
MICROFINANCE
MICROFINANCE INSTITUTIONS
MINIMUM BALANCES
MINIMUM DEPOSIT
MINORITY GROUP
MUNICIPALITIES
OUTREACH
PERMANENT JOB
PHYSICAL ACCESS
PRIVATE SECTOR DEVELOPMENT
PROBABILITY
PROPENSITY TO SAVE
PUBLIC POLICY
QUESTIONNAIRE
REAL ESTATE
REGULATORY ENVIRONMENT
REGULATORY OVERSIGHT
REMITTANCES
REORGANIZATION
RURAL BANKS
RURAL CREDIT
RURAL CREDIT MARKET
RURAL CREDIT MARKETS
SAVINGS
SAVINGS ACCOUNT
SAVINGS ACCOUNTS
SAVINGS INSTITUTION
SAVINGS INSTRUMENTS
SECONDARY SCHOOL
SELF-EMPLOYMENT
SOCIAL BANKING
SOURCE OF INCOME
TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE
TRANSACTION
TRANSACTION COSTS
TRANSACTIONS COST
URBAN POPULATION
VALUABLE
VARIABLE COSTS
WAGE
WAGES
WELFARE PROGRAM
WORTH
spellingShingle ACCESS TO BANKING
ACCESS TO BANKING SERVICES
ACCESS TO BANKS
ACCESS TO FINANCIAL SERVICES
ACCOUNT HOLDERS
ACCOUNTING
AFFORDABILITY
AGRICULTURAL ACTIVITIES
AGRICULTURAL INCOME
ANNUAL INCOME
BANK ACCESS
BANK ACCOUNT
BANK ACCOUNTS
BANK BRANCH
BANK BRANCHES
BANK CUSTOMERS
BANK FEES
BANK POLICY
BANK SERVICES
BANKING LEGISLATION
BANKING MARKETS
BANKING NETWORK
BANKING SERVICES
BANKS
BARRIER
BARRIER TO BANKING
BEHAVIORAL ECONOMICS
BEHAVIORAL TRAITS
BOND
BORROWING
BROKERAGE
BUSINESS SCHOOL
CALCULATION
CHECKS
COLLEGE EDUCATION
COMMERCIAL BANK
COMMERCIAL BANKS
CONSUMER
CONSUMER DURABLES
CONSUMER EXPENDITURES
CONSUMPTION EXPENDITURE
COOPERATIVES
CREDIT ASSOCIATIONS
CREDIT COOPERATIVES
CREDIT GUARANTEES
CREDIT MARKET
CREDIT MARKETS
CREDIT UNIONS
CURRENCY
CURRENCY CRISES
DEALING WITH BANKS
DEBT
DEBT FORGIVENESS
DEMOGRAPHIC
DEMOGRAPHIC CHARACTERISTICS
DEPOSIT
DEPOSIT ACCOUNTS
DEPOSITORS
DEPOSITS
DEVELOPING COUNTRIES
DEVELOPMENT BANK
DIRECTED CREDIT
DISTRIBUTION OF INCOME
DISTRIBUTION OF WEALTH
ECONOMIC SHOCKS
EDUCATION LEVELS
EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT
EMPLOYEE
ENTREPRENEUR
ETHNIC NEIGHBORHOOD
EXPENDITURE
EXPENDITURES
FEDERAL RESERVE
FEDERAL RESERVE BANK
FINANCE CORPORATION
FINANCIAL ACCESS
FINANCIAL ACCOUNTS
FINANCIAL ASSETS
FINANCIAL BEHAVIOR
FINANCIAL CHOICES
FINANCIAL DECISION
FINANCIAL EDUCATION
FINANCIAL INFORMATION
FINANCIAL KNOWLEDGE
FINANCIAL LITERACY
FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT
FINANCIAL MARKET
FINANCIAL TRANSACTIONS
FIRST ACCOUNT
FORM OF COLLATERAL
FORMAL FINANCIAL INSTITUTION
FORMAL FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS
FORMAL FINANCIAL SECTOR
FORMAL LOANS
FRINGE BANKING
HEALTH INSURANCE
HIGH INTEREST RATES
HIGHER COST FINANCIAL SERVICES
HOME OWNERSHIP
HOUSEHOLD EXPENDITURE
HOUSEHOLD FINANCE
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
HOUSEHOLD WELFARE
HOUSEHOLDS
INCOME SHOCKS
INFORMAL BANKS
INFORMAL FINANCING
INFORMAL SAVINGS
INITIAL DEPOSIT
INITIAL DEPOSITS
INTEREST RATE
INTEREST RATES
INTERNATIONAL BANK
INTERNATIONAL FINANCE
INVESTMENT ACCOUNT
LACK OF AWARENESS
LAWS
LEVEL OF ASSETS
LEVEL OF EDUCATION
LIABILITY
LIQUIDITY
LOANS FROM FRIENDS
LOW INCOME
LOW INTEREST RATES
LOW-INCOME
LOW-INCOME PEOPLE
LOWER INCOME
LOWER INTEREST RATES
LOWER-INCOME COMMUNITIES
LOWER-INCOME POPULATION
MAINTENANCE FEE
MFI
MFIS
MICRO-FINANCE
MICRO-FINANCE INSTITUTION
MICROFINANCE
MICROFINANCE INSTITUTIONS
MINIMUM BALANCES
MINIMUM DEPOSIT
MINORITY GROUP
MUNICIPALITIES
OUTREACH
PERMANENT JOB
PHYSICAL ACCESS
PRIVATE SECTOR DEVELOPMENT
PROBABILITY
PROPENSITY TO SAVE
PUBLIC POLICY
QUESTIONNAIRE
REAL ESTATE
REGULATORY ENVIRONMENT
REGULATORY OVERSIGHT
REMITTANCES
REORGANIZATION
RURAL BANKS
RURAL CREDIT
RURAL CREDIT MARKET
RURAL CREDIT MARKETS
SAVINGS
SAVINGS ACCOUNT
SAVINGS ACCOUNTS
SAVINGS INSTITUTION
SAVINGS INSTRUMENTS
SECONDARY SCHOOL
SELF-EMPLOYMENT
SOCIAL BANKING
SOURCE OF INCOME
TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE
TRANSACTION
TRANSACTION COSTS
TRANSACTIONS COST
URBAN POPULATION
VALUABLE
VARIABLE COSTS
WAGE
WAGES
WELFARE PROGRAM
WORTH
Djankov, Simeon
Miranda, Pedro
Seira, Enrique
Sharma, Siddharth
Who Are the Unbanked?
relation Policy Research Working Paper No. 4647
description This paper uses nationally representative survey data from Mexico to compare households with savings accounts in formal financial institutions to their neighbors who do not have such accounts. The survey, which was conducted in 2005, contains information on nearly 5,000 households. The findings show that although neighboring banked and unbanked households have similar demographic and occupational profiles, the former are more educated and have markedly greater wealth. The median banked household spends 32 percent more per capita than the median unbanked household, and the median per capita wealth in banked households is 88 percent higher than that in unbanked households. The findings suggest that education levels, wealth, and unobserved household attributes that might be correlated with wealth and education play a major role in explaining who is banked.
format Publications & Research :: Policy Research Working Paper
author Djankov, Simeon
Miranda, Pedro
Seira, Enrique
Sharma, Siddharth
author_facet Djankov, Simeon
Miranda, Pedro
Seira, Enrique
Sharma, Siddharth
author_sort Djankov, Simeon
title Who Are the Unbanked?
title_short Who Are the Unbanked?
title_full Who Are the Unbanked?
title_fullStr Who Are the Unbanked?
title_full_unstemmed Who Are the Unbanked?
title_sort who are the unbanked?
publisher World Bank, Washington, DC
publishDate 2012
url http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2008/06/9561338/unbanked
http://hdl.handle.net/10986/6666
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spelling okr-10986-66662021-04-23T14:02:32Z Who Are the Unbanked? Djankov, Simeon Miranda, Pedro Seira, Enrique Sharma, Siddharth ACCESS TO BANKING ACCESS TO BANKING SERVICES ACCESS TO BANKS ACCESS TO FINANCIAL SERVICES ACCOUNT HOLDERS ACCOUNTING AFFORDABILITY AGRICULTURAL ACTIVITIES AGRICULTURAL INCOME ANNUAL INCOME BANK ACCESS BANK ACCOUNT BANK ACCOUNTS BANK BRANCH BANK BRANCHES BANK CUSTOMERS BANK FEES BANK POLICY BANK SERVICES BANKING LEGISLATION BANKING MARKETS BANKING NETWORK BANKING SERVICES BANKS BARRIER BARRIER TO BANKING BEHAVIORAL ECONOMICS BEHAVIORAL TRAITS BOND BORROWING BROKERAGE BUSINESS SCHOOL CALCULATION CHECKS COLLEGE EDUCATION COMMERCIAL BANK COMMERCIAL BANKS CONSUMER CONSUMER DURABLES CONSUMER EXPENDITURES CONSUMPTION EXPENDITURE COOPERATIVES CREDIT ASSOCIATIONS CREDIT COOPERATIVES CREDIT GUARANTEES CREDIT MARKET CREDIT MARKETS CREDIT UNIONS CURRENCY CURRENCY CRISES DEALING WITH BANKS DEBT DEBT FORGIVENESS DEMOGRAPHIC DEMOGRAPHIC CHARACTERISTICS DEPOSIT DEPOSIT ACCOUNTS DEPOSITORS DEPOSITS DEVELOPING COUNTRIES DEVELOPMENT BANK DIRECTED CREDIT DISTRIBUTION OF INCOME DISTRIBUTION OF WEALTH ECONOMIC SHOCKS EDUCATION LEVELS EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT EMPLOYEE ENTREPRENEUR ETHNIC NEIGHBORHOOD EXPENDITURE EXPENDITURES FEDERAL RESERVE FEDERAL RESERVE BANK FINANCE CORPORATION FINANCIAL ACCESS FINANCIAL ACCOUNTS FINANCIAL ASSETS FINANCIAL BEHAVIOR FINANCIAL CHOICES FINANCIAL DECISION FINANCIAL EDUCATION FINANCIAL INFORMATION FINANCIAL KNOWLEDGE FINANCIAL LITERACY FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT FINANCIAL MARKET FINANCIAL TRANSACTIONS FIRST ACCOUNT FORM OF COLLATERAL FORMAL FINANCIAL INSTITUTION FORMAL FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS FORMAL FINANCIAL SECTOR FORMAL LOANS FRINGE BANKING HEALTH INSURANCE HIGH INTEREST RATES HIGHER COST FINANCIAL SERVICES HOME OWNERSHIP HOUSEHOLD EXPENDITURE HOUSEHOLD FINANCE HOUSEHOLD INCOME HOUSEHOLD WELFARE HOUSEHOLDS INCOME SHOCKS INFORMAL BANKS INFORMAL FINANCING INFORMAL SAVINGS INITIAL DEPOSIT INITIAL DEPOSITS INTEREST RATE INTEREST RATES INTERNATIONAL BANK INTERNATIONAL FINANCE INVESTMENT ACCOUNT LACK OF AWARENESS LAWS LEVEL OF ASSETS LEVEL OF EDUCATION LIABILITY LIQUIDITY LOANS FROM FRIENDS LOW INCOME LOW INTEREST RATES LOW-INCOME LOW-INCOME PEOPLE LOWER INCOME LOWER INTEREST RATES LOWER-INCOME COMMUNITIES LOWER-INCOME POPULATION MAINTENANCE FEE MFI MFIS MICRO-FINANCE MICRO-FINANCE INSTITUTION MICROFINANCE MICROFINANCE INSTITUTIONS MINIMUM BALANCES MINIMUM DEPOSIT MINORITY GROUP MUNICIPALITIES OUTREACH PERMANENT JOB PHYSICAL ACCESS PRIVATE SECTOR DEVELOPMENT PROBABILITY PROPENSITY TO SAVE PUBLIC POLICY QUESTIONNAIRE REAL ESTATE REGULATORY ENVIRONMENT REGULATORY OVERSIGHT REMITTANCES REORGANIZATION RURAL BANKS RURAL CREDIT RURAL CREDIT MARKET RURAL CREDIT MARKETS SAVINGS SAVINGS ACCOUNT SAVINGS ACCOUNTS SAVINGS INSTITUTION SAVINGS INSTRUMENTS SECONDARY SCHOOL SELF-EMPLOYMENT SOCIAL BANKING SOURCE OF INCOME TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE TRANSACTION TRANSACTION COSTS TRANSACTIONS COST URBAN POPULATION VALUABLE VARIABLE COSTS WAGE WAGES WELFARE PROGRAM WORTH This paper uses nationally representative survey data from Mexico to compare households with savings accounts in formal financial institutions to their neighbors who do not have such accounts. The survey, which was conducted in 2005, contains information on nearly 5,000 households. The findings show that although neighboring banked and unbanked households have similar demographic and occupational profiles, the former are more educated and have markedly greater wealth. The median banked household spends 32 percent more per capita than the median unbanked household, and the median per capita wealth in banked households is 88 percent higher than that in unbanked households. The findings suggest that education levels, wealth, and unobserved household attributes that might be correlated with wealth and education play a major role in explaining who is banked. 2012-05-30T17:45:27Z 2012-05-30T17:45:27Z 2008-06 http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2008/06/9561338/unbanked http://hdl.handle.net/10986/6666 English Policy Research Working Paper No. 4647 CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/ World Bank World Bank, Washington, DC Publications & Research :: Policy Research Working Paper Publications & Research