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Long-run price elasticities of demand for credit : evidence from a countrywide field experiment in Mexico
Karlan, Dean; Zinman, Jonathan - In: The review of economic studies : RES 86 (2019) 4, pp. 1704-1746
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Savings by and for the poor : a research review and agenda
Karlan, Dean; Ratan, Aishwarya Lakshmi; Zinman, Jonathan - In: The review of income and wealth : journal of the … 60 (2014) 1, pp. 36-78
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Savings by and for the poor : a research review and agenda
Karlan, Dean; Ratan, Aishwarya Lakshmi; Zinman, Jonathan - 2014
The poor can and do save, but often use formal or informal instruments that have high risk, high cost, and limited functionality. This could lead to undersaving compared to a world without market or behavioural frictions. Undersaving can have important welfare consequences: variable consumption,...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010339591
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Social protection amidst social upheaval : examining the impact of a multi-faceted program for ultra-poor households in Yemen
Brune, Lasse; Karlan, Dean; Kurdi, Sikandra; Udry, … - 2020
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Targeting ultra-poor households in Honduras and Peru
Karlan, Dean; Thuysbaert, Bram - In: The World Bank economic review : WBER 33 (2019) 1, pp. 63-94
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More than good intentions : how a new economics is helping to solve global poverty
Karlan, Dean; Appel, Jacob - 2011
problem. When it comes to global poverty, people are passionate and polarized. At one extreme: We just need to invest more … what really works to reduce poverty; in so doing, it reveals how to better invest those billions and begin transforming the … problem. When it comes to global poverty, people are passionate and polarized. At one extreme: We just need to invest more …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009126742
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Savings by and for the poor : a research review and agenda
Karlan, Dean; Ratan, Aishwarya Lakshmi; Zinman, Jonathan - 2013
The poor can and do save, but often use formal or informal instruments that have high risk, high cost, and sub-optimal design. This could lead to undersaving compared to a world without market or behavioral frictions. Undersaving has important welfare consequences: variable consumption, low...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009769238
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Savings by and for the poor : a research review and agenda
Karlan, Dean; Ratan, Aishwarya Lakshmi; Zinman, Jonathan - 2013
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010202943
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Social Protection Amidst Social Upheaval : Examining the Impact of a Multi-Faceted Program for Ultra-Poor Households in Yemen
Brune, Lasse - 2020
Social protection programs are needed more than ever during periods of social upheaval, but are also likely to be even harder to implement successfully. Furthermore, social upheaval makes measuring the impact of such policies all the more difficult. We study the impact of a multi-faceted social...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012481437
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Social Protection Amidst Social Upheaval : Examining the Impact of a Multi-Faceted Program for Ultra-Poor Households in Yemen
Brune, Lasse - 2020
Social protection programs are needed more than ever during periods of social upheaval, but are also likely to be even harder to implement successfully. Furthermore, social upheaval makes measuring the impact of such policies all the more difficult. We study the impact of a multi-faceted social...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012828059