Failing in the Field
Princeton University Press (Verlag)
978-0-691-16189-1 (ISBN)
There is much to be gained from investigating what has previously not worked, from misunderstandings by staff to errors in data collection. Cracking open the taboo subject of the stumbles that can take place in the implementation of research studies, Failing in the Field is a valuable "how-not-to" handbook for conducting fieldwork and running randomized controlled trials in development settings.
Dean Karlan is professor of economics at Yale University and president of Innovations for Poverty Action. He is the recipient of a Guggenheim Fellowship. Jacob Appel previously worked with Innovations for Poverty Action, and is currently pursuing his MPA at Princeton University's Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International Affairs. Karlan and Appel are the coauthors of More Than Good Intentions: How a New Economics Is Helping to Solve Global Poverty.
Introduction: Why Failures? 1 Part I Leading Causes of Research Failures 17 1 Inappropriate Research Setting 19 2 Technical Design Flaws 29 3 Partner Organization Challenges 40 4 Survey and Measurement Execution Problems 51 5 Low Participation Rates 62 Part II Case Studies 71 6 Credit and Financial Literacy Training: No Delivery Means No Impact 73 7 Interest Rate Sensitivity: Ignoring the Elephant in the Room 84 8 Youth Savings: Real Money Drumming up Fake People 94 9 Poultry Loans: Trying to Fly without a Pilot 105 10 Child Health and Business Training with Credit: No Such Thing as a Simple Study 114 11 Bundling Credit and Insurance: Turns Out More Is Less 125 Conclusion 133 Appendix | Checklist for Avoiding Failures 138 Acknowledgments 147 Notes 149 Bibliography 153 Index 157
Erscheinungsdatum | 10.10.2016 |
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Zusatzinfo | 2 line illus. |
Verlagsort | New Jersey |
Sprache | englisch |
Maße | 140 x 216 mm |
Gewicht | 28 g |
Themenwelt | Wirtschaft ► Volkswirtschaftslehre |
ISBN-10 | 0-691-16189-5 / 0691161895 |
ISBN-13 | 978-0-691-16189-1 / 9780691161891 |
Zustand | Neuware |
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