Empowering the Disabled Through Savings Groups: Experimental Evidence from Uganda.

53 Pages Posted: 20 Mar 2018

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Kjetil Bjorvatn

Norwegian School of Economics and Business Administration; CESifo (Center for Economic Studies and Ifo Institute)

Bertil Tungodden

Norwegian School of Economics (NHH) - Department of Economics

Date Written: March 14, 2018

Abstract

We report from the first randomized controlled trial of a development program targeting people with disabilities: a village savings‐ and loans program in rural Uganda. We find that it has had a strong, positive impact on the lives of the disabled participants, through providing access to financial services and strengthening locus of control. Our results suggest that such programs may represent a promising tool to empowering people living with disabilities in developing countries, but also that more comprehensive measures may be needed to overcome taste‐based discrimination against disabled individuals.

Suggested Citation

Bjorvatn, Kjetil and Tungodden, Bertil, Empowering the Disabled Through Savings Groups: Experimental Evidence from Uganda. (March 14, 2018). NHH Dept. of Economics Discussion Paper No. 5/2018, Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=3143674 or http://dx.doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.3143674

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Bertil Tungodden

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