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The impact of consulting services on small and medium enterprises : evidence from a randomized trial in Mexico
Bruhn, Miriam; Karlan, Dean; Schoar, Antoinette - 2012
We test whether managerial human capital has a first order effect on the performance and growth of small enterprises in emerging markets. In a randomized control trial in Puebla, Mexico, we randomly assigned 150 out of 432 small and medium size enterprises to receive subsidized consulting...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009534156
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Hoping to win, expected to lose : theory and lessons on micro enterprise development
Karlan, Dean; Knight, Ryan; Udry, Christopher - 2012
Many basic economic theories with perfectly functioning markets do not predict the existence of the vast number of microenterprises readily observed across the world. We put forward a model that illuminates why financial and managerial capital constraints may impede experimentation, and thus...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009615069
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A Comparative Perspective On Poverty Reduction in Brazil, China and India
Ravallion, Martin - 2009
Brazil, China and India have seen falling poverty in their reform periods, but to varying degrees and for different … reasons. History left China with favorable initial conditions for rapid poverty reduction through market-led economic growth … inequality, China might learn from Brazil's success with such policies. India needs to do more to assure that poor people are …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011394374
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China is poorer than we thought, but no less successful in the fight against poverty
Chen, Shaohua (contributor); Ravallion, Martin (contributor) - 2008
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003721931
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A Comparative Perspective on Poverty Reduction in Brazil, China, and India
Ravallion, Martin - 2011
Brazil, China, and India have seen falling poverty in their reform periods, but to varying degrees and for different … reasons. History left China with favorable initial conditions for rapid poverty reduction through market-led economic growth … growth. In the wake of its steep rise in inequality, China might learn from Brazil's success with such policies. India needs …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012562919
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A Comparative Perspective on Poverty Reduction in Brazil, China and India
Ravallion, Martin - 2016
Brazil, China and India have seen falling poverty in their reform periods, but to varying degrees and for different … reasons. History left China with favorable initial conditions for rapid poverty reduction through market-led economic growth … inequality, China might learn from Brazil's success with such policies. India needs to do more to assure that poor people are …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013009088
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A Comparative Perspective on Poverty Reduction in Brazil, China and India
Ravallion, Martin - 2012
Brazil, China and India have seen falling poverty in their reform periods, but to varying degrees and for different … reasons. History left China with favorable initial conditions for rapid poverty reduction through market-led economic growth … inequality, China might learn from Brazil's success with such policies. India needs to do more to assure that poor people are …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012552064
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The Impact of Financial Education for Youth in Ghana
Berry, James; Karlan, Dean; Pradhan, Menno - 2015
We evaluate, using a randomized trial, two school-based financial literacy education programs in government-run primary and junior high schools in Ghana. One program integrated financial and social education, whereas the second program only offered financial education. Both programs included a...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011288396
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Loose Knots: Strong versus Weak Commitments to Save for Education in Uganda
Karlan, Dean; Linden, Leigh L. - 2014
Commitment devices offer an opportunity to restrict future choices. However, if severe restrictions deter participation, weaker restrictions may be a more effective means of changing behavior. We test this using a school-based commitment savings device for educational expenses in Uganda. We...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010333243
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Financial education and access to savings accounts: Complements or substitutes? Evidence from Ugandan youth clubs
Karlan, Dean; Jamison, Julian; Zinman, Jonathan - 2014
Evidence on the effectiveness of financial education and formal savings account access is lacking, particularly for youth. We randomly assign 250 youth clubs to receive either financial education, access to a cheap group account, or both. The financial education treatments increase financial...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010369058