Changing saving and investment behavior: the impact of financial literacy training and reminders on micro-businesses

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• Publication year

  2018

• Venue

  Journal of African Economies

• Publication date

  2018-11-01

• Fields of study

  Business, Economics

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  DOI 10.1093/JAE/EJY007
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