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Can you help someone become financially capable? A meta-analysis of the literature

Findings
Recency, quality and context of the findings
  • Last year literature searched
    2013
  • Year Published
    2014
  • Quality Rating
    7/11 (AMSTAR rating from McMaster Health Forum)
  • Countries in which studies (included in the synthesis) were conducted
    United States (144); India (9); Kenya (4); Mexico (4); Italy (3); South Africa (3); Australia (2); Bolivia (Plurinational State of) (2); Brazil (2); Chile (2); China (2); Ghana (2); Indonesia (2); Nigeria (2); Peru (2); Singapore (2); Sri Lanka (2); Uganda (2); Bosnia and Herzegovina (1); Botswana (1); Dominican Republic (1); El Salvador (1); Guatemala (1); New Zealand (1); Nicaragua (1); Oman (1); Philippines (1); Qatar (1); Tanzania (United Republic of) (1); Viet Nam (1); Zambia (1)
  • Global/regional focus
    Not yet available
  • Country focus
  • Low - and middle-income country (LMIC) focus
    Not applicable
Additional details about the research
  • Type of document
    Evidence syntheses of effects
  • Type of question
    Many
  • Focus
    Specific
  • Domain
    Programs and services
    Consumer protection
    Consumer awareness and education
    Economic development and growth
    Business advice
    Human capital investments
    Employment
    Job training/retraining
    Environmental conservation
    Environmental resilience
    Economic
    Sustainable Development Goals
    1. No poverty
    4. Quality education
    8. Decent work and economic growth
    9. Industry, innovation and infrastructure
    12. Responsible consumption and production
    17. Partnerships for the goals
  • Social system topic(s)
    Delivery arrangements
    How services are designed to meet citizens’ needs
    Package of services/service pathways
    Implementation strategies
    Citizen-targeted strategy
    Information or education provision
    Behaviour change support
    Skills and competencies development
  • Theme
    Optimal aging
Publication details
  • Citation
    Miller M, Reichelstein J, Salas C, Zia B. Can you help someone become financially capable? A meta-analysis of the literature. Washington: World Bank Group; 2014.
  • DOI
    WPS6745

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