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The impacts of receiving a digital cash transfer on financial deepening: Evidence from Daviplata

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  • Amado Morales, Laura G.

    (Universidad de los Andes)

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During the Covid-19 pandemic, the Colombian government established the use of Digital Cash Transfers as a way to mitigate the impact of the economic crisis on the most poor and vulnerable of the Colombian population. Using data from Daviplata, one of the channels the government used to deliver the Digital Cash Transfers, I examine the effect that receiving these transfers had on financial deepening. My findings suggest that receiving a cash transfer via Daviplata increased financial deepening, through an increase in savings and an increase in the average number of transactions made by the user. However, this financial deepening did not translate into the access to a broader portfolio of financial products and services. Following an Difference-in-Differences Event Studies approach, I find that receiving a Digital Cash Transfer (DCT) had an effect on increasing savings in $24,309, a quite large effect compared to average monthly savings for the targeted population. In terms of transactions, receiving a DCT via Daviplata had an effect of 0.1362, which represents an increase of about 20% compared to the number of average transactions made by the users.

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  • Amado Morales, Laura G., 2024. "The impacts of receiving a digital cash transfer on financial deepening: Evidence from Daviplata," Documentos CEDE 21195, Universidad de los Andes, Facultad de Economía, CEDE.
    • Handle: RePEc:col:000089:021195
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    Keywords

    Financial Inclusion; Financial Deepening; Cash Transfers; Digital Financial Institutions; Savings Behavior.;
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    JEL classification:

    • G21 - Financial Economics - - Financial Institutions and Services - - - Banks; Other Depository Institutions; Micro Finance Institutions; Mortgages
    • H53 - Public Economics - - National Government Expenditures and Related Policies - - - Government Expenditures and Welfare Programs
    • I38 - Health, Education, and Welfare - - Welfare, Well-Being, and Poverty - - - Government Programs; Provision and Effects of Welfare Programs
    • O16 - Economic Development, Innovation, Technological Change, and Growth - - Economic Development - - - Financial Markets; Saving and Capital Investment; Corporate Finance and Governance

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