Project Year
2010
Region(s)
South Asia
Country(ies)
India
Project Description
This proposed study will conduct a comparative study of the financial diaries of the housemaids in the urban areas and farm laborers in the rural areas (those who make less than $2 a day) of Tamil Nadu which will yield insights into their financial behavior and will help financial institutions serve them better.
Researcher(s)
Lakshmi Kumar
About the Researcher(s)
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Synopsis of Research Results
Link to Lakshmi Kumar's "The Consequence of Savings without Insurance: The Case of Sumathi & Shanthi"
Link to Lakshmi Kuma's working paper: Patterns of Financial Behavior Among Rural and Urban Clients: Some Evidence from Tamil Nadu, India