Household Financial Assets in the Process of Development

Systematic information on household financial asset holdings in developing countries is very sparse. The author reviews some available data and current policy debates. Although financial asset holdings by households are highly concentrated, deeper financial systems are correlated with improved incom...

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Main Author: Honohan, Patrick
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/2006/07/6914008/household-financial-assets-process-development
http://hdl.handle.net/10986/8388