Methodology
Examines the mechanics, merits and limitations of randomized experiments in microfinance.
Type:
Brief
Date:
May 2009
Authors:
Jonathan Bauchet, Aparna Dalal
Country:
Global
Research Areas:
Measuring Impact
Themes:
Research Methodology
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Reports on a variety of experiments conducted to better understand the importance of some of the problems of measuring profits, and offers recommendations for collecting profit data.
Date:
January 2009
Authors:
David McKenzie, Christopher Woodruff, Suresh de Mel
Country:
Sri Lanka
Themes:
Financial Literacy, Research Methodology
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Type:
Paper
Date:
April 2008
Authors:
Dean Karlan, Jinyong Hahn, Keisuke Hi
Country:
Global
Research Areas:
Measuring Impact
Themes:
Research Methodology
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Type:
Framing Note
Date:
January 2008
Authors:
Nathanael Goldberg, Dean Karlan, Jonathan Zinman
Country:
Global
Research Areas:
Measuring Impact
Themes:
Credit, Research Methodology
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Examines how credit scoring can be used to improve microfinance operations and expand access for poor households.
Type:
Framing Note
Date:
December 2007
Authors:
Dean Karlan, Jonathan Zinman
Country:
South Africa
Research Areas:
Measuring Impact
Themes:
Credit
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Type:
Paper
Date:
November 2006
Authors:
Dean Karlan, Jonathan Zinman
Country:
Global, Global
Research Areas:
Mechanisms Matter
Themes:
Credit, Interest Rates, Marketing
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Reviews design considerations of various research methodologies for impact evaluations.
Type:
Framing Note
Date:
August 2006
Authors:
Nathanael Goldberg, Dean Karlan
Country:
Global
Research Areas:
Measuring Impact
Themes:
Research Methodology
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Presents an application of the randomized control trial methodology to evaluate modifications in the design of microcredit programs.
Type:
Paper
Date:
March 2006
Authors:
Xavier Giné, Tomoko Harigaya, Dean Karlan, Binh Nguyen
Country:
Philippines
Research Areas:
Measuring Impact
Themes:
Product Design
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Tests the characteristics of two-player trust games with borrowers in a Peruvian microcredit program.
Type:
Paper
Date:
July 2005
Authors:
Dean Karlan
Country:
Peru
Research Areas:
Mechanisms Matter
Themes:
Research Methodology
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Advocates a rigorous, scientific approach to the evaluation of innovations in micro-savings products.
Type:
Paper
Date:
November 2003
Authors:
Nava Ashraf, Dean Karlan, Wesley Yin
Country:
Philippines
Research Areas:
Mechanisms Matter
Themes:
Savings
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Suggests a method to address attrition biases when conducting cross-sectional impact assessments between veteran and new program participants.
Type:
Paper
Date:
December 2001
Authors:
Dean Karlan
Country:
Global, Global
Research Areas:
Measuring Impact
Themes:
Research Methodology
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