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TAREK GHANI – WASHU OLIN
PathwaystoFinancialInclusion:ExperimentalEvidencefromAfghanistan
TarekGhani (WashU Olin)JointwithJoshuaBlumenstock (UCBerkeley)andMichaelCallen(UCSanDiego)
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PolicyMotivation• Mobilemoneyopenssubstantialscopeforfinancialinnovation
• 40%increaseto100Musersin2014,255+servicesworldwide(GSMA)
• Yetpenetrationisfarfromuniversal– someleaders,manylaggards
ARGARMBGD BEN BOL
BWA
BRABFA
BDI
KHM
CMR
TCDCHL
COL
ZAR
COG
CIV
DOMEGYSLV
ETH
GAB
GHA
GTM GINHTIHNDIND
IDN
IRNJAMJOR
MDG MWIMYS
MLI
MRT
MUSMEX
MNG
MMR
NAM
NPL NICNERNGA
PAK
PANPER
PHLROM
RWA
SENSLE
SGP
SOM
ZAF
LKA
TZA
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ZWE
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2000m1 2005m1 2010m1 2015m1First Mobile Money Deployment - GSMA 2016
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WhatcanwelearnfromAfghanistan?
• Limitedinfrastructureandlimitedtrustinbankingsystem;significantchallengesofinstability,violence,andcorruption
• 10%banked,4%saveformally,32%literacy(WorldBank)
• Widespreadadoptionofmobilephonesinlast15years• From25,000subscribersin2002to20M+now(WorldBank)• Competitivemarket:4privateoperatorsand1state-ownedoperator
3goalsfortoday:1. Introducea“lowerbound”caseforfinancialinclusion2. Summarize5yearsofethnographic&experimentalresearch3. Previewwhat’scomingnextwithgovernmentmobilesalaries
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Background:ResearchEngagement• Researchpartner:
– Largesttelecom,nationwidecoverage,6.5M+subs– LaunchedM-Paisa(mobilemoneyplatform)in2008
• Providesstorageofvalue&meansofexchange,• Backedbynetworkofagents(“humanATMs”)
• Collaborations• Effectivenessofmobilesalarypayments(2014,2016)• Automaticcontributionstomobilesavingsaccounts(2016)• Usingmobilephonedatatomeasurevulnerability(2016)
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M-PaisaTransactionVolumes
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M-PaisaTransactionAmounts
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1st Project:Overview(2015,2016)
• Howdomobilesalariesaffectaccountusage?• AndhowdoesviolenceaffectMMadoption?1. Geolocate universeofM-Paisausersandviolentevents2. Randomizedrolloutofmobilesalariesto341Afghan
employeesoflargedevelopmentcontractor(CADG)
• Keyresults1. 50%costsavingsforemployerrelativetocashsystem2. Largeincreasesinmicro-savings&airtimepurchases3. Violenceexposureand expectationsdecreasetakeup;
80%ofextrawithdrawalssubstituteintocashholdings
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M-PaisaUsers– DailyLocations
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MergingLocationsandViolence
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MobileSalariesIncreaseUsage
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ViolenceBeliefsDecreaseTakeUp
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2nd Project:Overview(2016)• “Mobile-izing Savings”inAfghanistan1. Createasimplephone-basedsavingsaccount,with
automaticpayrolldeduction2. Randomizeinitialcontributionlevelsfor949Roshan
stafftotestdoesdefaultenrollment increasesavings?3. Moreexperiments(textmsgs,financialconsultation)to
learnwhydoesdefaultenrollmentwork?
• Keyresults1. Defaultenrollmentisveryeffective:roughlyequalto
50%matchingincentivesforincreasingparticipation2. Presentbiasismechanismbehindthisdefaulteffect
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Introducing“M-Pasandaz”:KeyFeatures• WorkingwithRoshan,wedevelopedamobilemoney-basedsavingsaccountcalled“M-Pasandaz”– Secondarymobilemoneyaccountwithbasicfunctionality(checkbalance,transferout)
– Automaticpayrolldeductionoption• Upto10%ofmonthlysalary• Auto-depositedtoM-Pasandaz onpayday• Matchingincentivesprovidedbyemployer
• Thefineprint• Withdrawalsarefreeandinstantaneous• Anywithdrawalforfeitsallincentives• Incentivespaidatendof6-month“trial”period• PayrolldeductionistheonlywaytodeposittoM-Pasandaz• Contributionratecanbechangedatanytime(takes2-3minutes)
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ResearchDesign:PolicyExperiment
• Samplecross-randomizedintotreatments:1. Defaultenrollmentstatus
A. DefaultIn:5%ofsalaryauto-depositstoM-PasandazB. DefaultOut: 0%ofsalaryauto-depositstoM-Pasandaz
– Note:anyonecanchangerate,atanytime,bycallingHR
2. Matchingincentiveleveli. WhitePlan:Nomatchingincentivesprovidedii. BluePlan:25%matchonallcontributionsiii. RedPlan:50%matchonallcontributions
– Note:Employeescannotchangeplantype
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Results:“Pricingthedefaulteffect”
• Defaultisroughlyequivalenttoa50%match
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0 10 20 30 40 50Match Rate (%)
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Participates (=1)
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ExperimentalDesign:ProjectTimeline
• Timeline• StudyPhase1:Defaultsandmatchingcontributions• StudyPhase2:Understandingwhydefaultwork
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3rd Project:Overview(infield)
• GovernmentMobileSalaryPayments1. CivilservantspaidtodayusingamixofEFTandcash
systems– highlevelsofleakageanddissatisfaction2. Pilotwith3,000MinistryofLaboremployeesinKabul
launchesinJuly:measurecostsavings&experiences3. 250kteachers,100kothercivilservants,370kANDSF:
leveragescale&networkeffecttoattractprivateusers
• Keypoints1. Statesmustpaytheiremployeesinordertofunction2. Oncedemonstrated,potentialtobeapopularreform
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Conclusions
• MobilesalariescanhelpcatalyzeMMadoptionbyofferingbenefitstoemployers,employeesandMNOs.– Preferenceforliquiditywithviolencerequiresrobustnetwork
• Withmobilesalaries,automaticpayrolldeductiongenerateslargeincreasesinshort-termsavings.– Makingsavingsa“passive”decisioniseffective(50%match)
• GovernmentofAfghanistanexploringmobilesalaries.– Morebroadly:digitizinggovernmentpaymentsandreceipts
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