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Five-Year Impacts of Group-Based Financial Education and Savings Promotion for Ugandan Youth

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  • Samantha Horn

    (University of Chicago)

  • Julian C. Jamison

    (University of Exeter)

  • Dean Karlan

    (Kellogg School of Management, Northwestern University)

  • Jonathan Zinman

    (Dartmouth College)

Abstract

We experimentally evaluate group-based financial education, savings account access, or both for members of Ugandan youth groups. We measure both short- and long-run impacts with one- and five-year endline household surveys. Education, but not account access, increases measured financial knowledge and trust at one year. At five years, knowledge effects essentially disappear, and trust effects weaken. However, savings and income increase for each treatment at both endlines, which is noteworthy given the interventions' low cost and the long time horizon of our second endline. Exploring potential mechanisms, we find evidence consistent with multiple pathways to behavior change and outcome improvement.

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  • Samantha Horn & Julian C. Jamison & Dean Karlan & Jonathan Zinman, 2026. "Five-Year Impacts of Group-Based Financial Education and Savings Promotion for Ugandan Youth," The Review of Economics and Statistics, MIT Press, vol. 108(1), pages 257-271, January.
    • Handle: RePEc:tpr:restat:v:108:y:2026:i:1:p:257-271
    DOI: 10.1162/rest_a_01337
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