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Mattresses versus Banks - The Effect of Trust on Portfolio Composition

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  • Tom Coupe

    (Kyiv School of Economics, Kyiv Economic Institute)

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This paper adds to the growing literature that studies whether trust affects the financial decisions of people. More specifically, we investigate whether lack of trust in banks can explain why people save their savings in cash, ‘under the mattress’, rather than deposit their savings at the bank. We find a significant effect of lack of trust on the likelihood that a person saves money in cash but also that lack of trust can only provide part of the explanation for the ‘money under the mattress’ phenomenon. Other factors that matter are the financial awareness and access to bank services.

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  • Tom Coupe, 2011. "Mattresses versus Banks - The Effect of Trust on Portfolio Composition," Discussion Papers 40, Kyiv School of Economics.
    • Handle: RePEc:kse:dpaper:40
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    Keywords

    trust; bank deposits; cash savings; financial awareness;
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    JEL classification:

    • G21 - Financial Economics - - Financial Institutions and Services - - - Banks; Other Depository Institutions; Micro Finance Institutions; Mortgages
    • O16 - Economic Development, Innovation, Technological Change, and Growth - - Economic Development - - - Financial Markets; Saving and Capital Investment; Corporate Finance and Governance

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