Youth Saving Patterns and Performance in Colombia, Ghana, Kenya, and Nepal: Key Findings

Lissa Johnson; YungSoo Lee; David Ansong; Margaret S. Sherraden; Gina A. N. Chowa; Fred Ssewamala; Li Zou; Moses Njenga; Joseph Kieyah; Isaac Osei-Akoto; Sharad Sharma; Jyoti Manandhar; Catherine Rodriguez; Frederico Merchán; Juan Saavedra; Michael Sherraden

doi:10.7936/K7MP52T6

Youth Saving Patterns and Performance in Colombia, Ghana, Kenya, and Nepal: Key Findings

Lissa Johnson
, YungSoo Lee
, David Ansong
, Margaret S. Sherraden
, Gina A. N. Chowa
, Fred Ssewamala
, Li Zou
, Moses Njenga
, Joseph Kieyah
, Isaac Osei-Akoto
, Sharad Sharma
, Jyoti Manandhar
, Catherine Rodriguez
, Frederico Merchán
, Juan Saavedra
, Michael Sherraden

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If provided an opportunity to save via formal financial services, do youth in developing countries participate, save, and accumulate assets? This was one of the key questions asked in YouthSave. Savings accounts were created in four developing countries, targeting youth aged 12 to 18 years from predominantly low-income households. This brief highlights research findings on account uptake and savings from the Savings Demand Assessment (SDA).

Original language	American English
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DOIs	https://doi.org/10.7936/K7MP52T6
State	Published - Oct 2 2015

Keywords

Africa
Asia
asset building
child development account
child savings
Colombia
financial education
financial incentives
Ghana
Kenya
Nepal
YouthSave

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Social Work

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