TY - UNPB

T1 - Social Capital and Savings Behaviour

T2 - Evidence from Vietnam

AU - Newman, Carol

AU - Tarp, Finn

AU - Van Den Broeck, Katleen

N1 - JEL classification: D14, D71, D83, D91, O12, O16

PY - 2011

Y1 - 2011

N2 - We explore the extent to which social capital can play a role in imparting information about the returns to saving where potential knowledge gaps and mistrust exists. Using data from Vietnam we find strong evidence to support the hypothesis that information transmitted via reputable social organizations increases the proportion of liquid assets held in the form of deposits that yield a return. Our results imply that targeting information on the benefits of deposit saving through formal networks or groups would be effective in increasing the number of households that save at grassroots level.

AB - We explore the extent to which social capital can play a role in imparting information about the returns to saving where potential knowledge gaps and mistrust exists. Using data from Vietnam we find strong evidence to support the hypothesis that information transmitted via reputable social organizations increases the proportion of liquid assets held in the form of deposits that yield a return. Our results imply that targeting information on the benefits of deposit saving through formal networks or groups would be effective in increasing the number of households that save at grassroots level.

KW - Faculty of Social Sciences

M3 - Working paper

BT - Social Capital and Savings Behaviour

PB - Institute for International Integration Studies, Trinity College Dublin

CY - Dublin

ER -