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Last Published
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March 18, 2021 07:34 PM
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November 10, 2021 01:50 PM
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Primary Outcomes (End Points)
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Our key outcomes of interest are initial take-up of digital finance, effects of digital repayment on business, social and familial outcomes for borrowers, and effects of digital repayment on participation and repayment success in microfinance.
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Our key outcomes of interest are initial take-up of digital finance, effects of digital repayment on business outcones, social and familial outcomes for borrowers, and effects of digital repayment on participation and repayment success in microfinance.
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Planned Number of Clusters
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750 microfinance groups
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710 microfinance groups
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Planned Number of Observations
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11,000 microfinance clients
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10,000 microfinance clients
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Sample size (or number of clusters) by treatment arms
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Group-level randomization: 250 groups control, 250 groups individual choice, 250 groups digital repayment
Embedded in the baseline, we will do individual-level variation of the intensity of encouragement for a practice deposit.
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Group-level randomization: 236 groups control, 237 groups individual choice, 237 groups digital repayment. Randomization will be stratified at the level of the nine branches under which the groups are organized.
Embedded in the baseline, conducted for a subsample of 2000 borrowers, we will do individual-level variation of an information treatment related to mobile money repayment.
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Keyword(s)
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Finance
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Finance
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Pi as first author
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No
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Yes
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Building on Existing Work
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No
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