Household Credit and Saving:Does Policy Matter?

Peter Lawrence ()

No KERP 2002/04, Keele Economics Research Papers from Centre for Economic Research, Keele University

Abstract: This paper surveys the existing literature on the determinants of household savings and credit in developing countries and examines the ways in which macro-level policies might impact on household financial behaviour.

Keywords: Credit; savings; monetary and financial policy transmission (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: D10 E21 E52 O12 O16 O23 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 30 pages
Date: 2002-03
Note: I am grateful to Gauthier Lanot, Peter Quartey and Tim Worrall for very helpful comments. This paper is an output of Research Project R7968: ‘The Effects of Macro-financial policy on Household Micro-financial Behaviour’ funded by the UK Department for International Development. The views and opinions expressed are those of the author alone
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