TY  - RPRT
        AU  - Kedir, Abbi M.
AU  - Disney, Richard
AU  - Dasgupta, Indraneel
        TI  - Why Use ROSCAs When You Can Use Banks? Theory and Evidence from Ethiopia
        PY  - 2011/Jun/
        PB  - Institute of Labor Economics (IZA)
        CY  - Bonn
        T2  - IZA Discussion Paper
        IS  - 5767
        UR  - https://www.iza.org/publications/dp5767
        AB  - Much of the existing literature on the use of informal credit arrangements such as ROSCAs (Rotating and Credit Saving Associations) theorises the use of such institutions as arising from market failures in the development of formal saving and credit mechanisms. As economic development proceeds, formal institutions might therefore be expected to displace ROSCAs. We show, using household data for Ethiopia, that in fact use of formal institutions and ROSCAs can co-exist, even in the same household. We examine usage of both formal and informal institutions across the household income gradient, and provide a theoretical model consistent with these empirical facts.
        KW  - household saving
KW  - credit institutions
KW  - ROSCAs
KW  - Ethiopia
        ER  -