Sean Higgins

Post-Doctoral Fellow, University of California, Berkeley

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Sean Higgins is a Post-Doctoral Fellow at the University of California, Berkeley. His research combines the fields of development economics and household finance. He primarily studies financial inclusion, focusing on the impact of access to digital financial services for both poor consumers and micro and small enterprises. He is a recipient of the National Science Foundation doctoral dissertation grant and a Fulbright Scholar.

www.seankhiggins.com

Recent work by Sean Higgins

Using lotteries to attract deposits: Evidence from Mexican banks

Lottery incentives in Mexico attracted unbanked households to open bank accounts and caused a persistent increase in the flow of deposits and the stock of savings

Finance

Paul Gertler Sean Higgins Aisling Scott Enrique Seira

Published 17.10.23

Digital financial services go a long way: Evidence from Mexico

Debit cards reduce travel distance raise trust in financial institutions, and increase account use

Finance

Pierre Bachas Paul Gertler Sean Higgins Enrique Seira

Published 08.06.18

Sean Higgins

Recent work by Sean Higgins

Using lotteries to attract deposits: Evidence from Mexican banks

Digital financial services go a long way: Evidence from Mexico