The Microeconomics of an Indigenous African Institution
The Rotating Savings and Credit Association
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 3171973 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Rogier Van Den Brink, Jean‐paul Chavas (0000-0003-1733-3277, University of Wisconsin–Madison) |
| Year | 1997 |
| Volume | 45 |
| Issue | 4 |
| Pages | 745-772 |
| Publication date | 1997-07-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Economic Development and Cultural Change (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0013-0079 • E-ISSN: 1539-2988 |
| Publisher | University of Chicago Press (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.1086/452306 |
| OpenAlex | W2043879732 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 22 |
| References cited | 4 |
Association (psychology) · Biology · Economics · Indigenous · Institution · Sociology · Community Development and Social Impact · Ecology · FinTech, Crowdfunding, Digital Finance · Microfinance and Financial Inclusion
Formal RoSCAs in Argentina
Fictive Kin as Social Capital in New Immigrant Communities
Social capital in voluntary savings organisations in South Africa in historical perspective
The Economics of Roscas and Intrahousehold Resource Allocation
Leveraging community based organizations and fintech to improve small-scale renewable energy financing in sub-Saharan Africa
Indigenizing civic education in Africa
Saving for one another
Trust in Lending
Rotating savings and credit associations
The economics of rotating savings and credit associations
Enforcement in informal saving groups
Now or later? The allocation of the pot and the insurance motive in fixed roscas
Rosca Composition and Repayment
Roscas in Urban Ethiopia
Population Growth and the Environment in Africa
You Can't Save Alone
The interplay between official and unofficial laws in rotating savings and credit associations (Eqqub) in Tigray, Ethiopia
Co‐Ethnic and Neighborhood Ties and Financial Social Capital Formation Among the Urban Poor in Kenya
Roscas without sanctions
On social inequality, financial inclusion, and poverty at the bottom of the pyramid
Rotating savings and credit associations (Roscas) in prewar China
Informal Finance and the Urban Poor
| Unique citing works | 22 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,81 |
| Citation span | 1999 - 2026 (28) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 19 |