Research and Impacts of Digital Financial Services

14 Pages Posted: 30 Sep 2016

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Dean S. Karlan

Yale University; Northwestern University - Kellogg School of Management; Innovations for Poverty Action; Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) - Abdul Latif Jameel Poverty Action Lab (J-PAL); National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER); Centre for Economic Policy Research (CEPR)

Jake Kendall

University of Washington, CSE

Rebecca Mann

Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation

Rohini Pande

Yale University - Economic Growth Center

Tavneet Suri

Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) - Sloan School of Management

Jonathan Zinman

Dartmouth College; Innovations for Poverty Action; Jameel Poverty Action Lab; National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER)

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Date Written: September 27, 2016

Abstract

A growing body of rigorous research shows that financial services innovations can have important positive impacts on wellbeing, but also that many do not. We first describe the latest evidence on what works in financial inclusion. Second, we summarize research on key financial market failures and on products and innovations that address specific mechanisms underlying them. We conclude by highlighting open areas for future work.

Suggested Citation

Karlan, Dean S. and Karlan, Dean S. and Kendall, Jake and Mann, Rebecca and Pande, Rohini and Suri, Tavneet and Zinman, Jonathan, Research and Impacts of Digital Financial Services (September 27, 2016). HKS Working Paper No. RWP16-037, Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=2844388 or http://dx.doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.2844388

Dean S. Karlan

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Jake Kendall

University of Washington, CSE ( email )

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Rebecca Mann

Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation ( email )

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Rohini Pande (Contact Author)

Yale University - Economic Growth Center ( email )

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Tavneet Suri

Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) - Sloan School of Management ( email )

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Jonathan Zinman

Dartmouth College ( email )

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Innovations for Poverty Action

1731 Connecticut Ave, 4th floor
New Haven, CT 20009
United States

Jameel Poverty Action Lab

E60-246
77 Massachusetts Avenue
Cambridge, MA 02139
United States

National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER)

1050 Massachusetts Avenue
Cambridge, MA 02138
United States

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