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Savings Accounts to Borrow Less

Experimental Evidence from Chile

Dina Pomeranz and Felipe Kast
Published online before print March 09, 2022, 0619-10264R3; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3368/jhr.0619-10264R3
Dina Pomeranz
Dina Pomeranz is an assistant professor of economics at the University of Zurich and research fellow at the CEPR.
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Dina Pomeranz is an assistant professor of economics at the University of Zurich and research fellow at the CEPR.
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