Psychosocial factors matter for financial behaviour. A financial literacy and parenting programme substantially improves families’ financial lives.

Revoking access to microcredit was costly – and not just for the households that borrowed

Even when street vendors are freed from debt and educated about the benefits of saving, they go back to borrowing from moneylenders at exorbitant rates

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

Dairy farmers have high demand for infrequent payments, which help save. Poor enforcement, however, limits competition in the supply of these payments.

Do people care about morality when it comes to economic decisions with high financial stakes? An experiment with an Islamic bank's credit card customers aimed to find out