The economics of rotating savings and credit associations: evidence from the Jamaican 'Partner'

Using a unique sample of rotating savings and credit association (Rosca) members from Jamaica, we provide the first econometric tests of the recent theoretical advances in the literature on Roscas, and find considerable support for an economic theory of Roscas. We find, for example, that payments to...

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Main Authors: Handa, Sudhanshu, Kirton, Claremont
Format: Journal Article
Language:Inglés
Published: Elsevier 1999
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Online Access:https://hdl.handle.net/10568/171035

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