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)

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