Details about Dean Karlan

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Homepage:	http://www.deankarlan.com
Phone:	203-432-4479
Postal address:	P.O. Box 208209 New Haven, CT 06520-8209
Workplace:	Economics Department, Yale University, (more information at EDIRC) Economic Growth Center, Economics Department, Yale University, (more information at EDIRC) Abdul Latif Jameel Poverty Action Lab (J-PAL), Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), (more information at EDIRC) Innovations for Poverty Action (IPA), (more information at EDIRC) Center for Global Development (CGD), (more information at EDIRC)

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Working Papers

2013

Effectiveness and Spillovers of Online Sex Education: Evidence from a Randomized Evaluation in Colombian Public Schools
NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc
Profitability of Fertilizer: Experimental Evidence from Female Rice Farmers in Mali
NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc
Also in Working Papers, Economic Growth Center, Yale University (2013)

2012

A Personal Touch: Text Messaging for Loan Repayment
NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc
Also in Working Papers, Yale University, Department of Economics (2012)
Working Papers, Economic Growth Center, Yale University (2012)
Agricultural Decisions after Relaxing Credit and Risk Constraints
Working Papers, Yale University, Department of Economics View citations (1)
Also in NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2012) View citations (1)
Working Papers, Economic Growth Center, Yale University (2012) View citations (1)
Working Papers, Center for Global Development (2012) View citations (1)
CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers (2012) View citations (1)
Behind the GATE Experiment: Evidence on Effects of and Rationales for Subsidized Entrepreneurship Training
CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers
Also in Working Papers, Yale University, Department of Economics (2012)
NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2012) View citations (2)
Borrow Less Tomorrow: Behavioral Approaches to Debt Reduction
Working Papers, Center for Retirement Research at Boston College, Center for Retirement Research
Hey Look at Me: The Effect of Giving Circles on Giving
CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers View citations (3)
Also in Working Papers, Economic Growth Center, Yale University (2012) View citations (3)
Working Papers, Yale University, Department of Economics (2012) View citations (3)
NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2012) View citations (5)
Hoping to Win, Expected to Lose: Theory and Lessons on Micro Enterprise Development
NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (2)
Also in Working Papers, Center for Global Development (2012) View citations (4)
CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers (2012) View citations (2)
Working Papers, Economic Growth Center, Yale University (2012) View citations (2)
Working Papers, Yale University, Department of Economics (2012) View citations (4)
How Can Bill and Melinda Gates Increase Other People's Donations to Fund Public Goods?
CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers View citations (1)
Also in NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2012)
Working Papers, Yale University, Department of Economics (2012)
How Can Bill and Melinda Gates Increase Other Peopleâ€™s Donations to Fund Public Goods?
Working Papers, eSocialSciences
How Can Bill and Melinda Gates Increase Other People’s Donations to Fund Public Goods? - Working Paper 292
Working Papers, Center for Global Development
Looking Beyond the Incumbent: The Effects of Exposing Corruption on Electoral Outcomes
Working Papers, Economic Growth Center, Yale University
Also in CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers (2012)
NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2011) View citations (2)
Working Papers, Yale University, Department of Economics (2012)
Referrals: Peer Screening and Enforcement in a Consumer Credit Field Experiment
NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc
The Impact of Consulting Services on Small and Medium Enterprises: Evidence from a Randomized Trial in Mexico
Working Papers, Economic Growth Center, Yale University View citations (6)
Also in CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers (2012) View citations (1)
Working Papers, Yale University, Department of Economics (2012) View citations (6)
You Can Pick Your Friends, But You Need to Watch Them: Loan Screening and Enforcement in a Referrals Field Experiment
CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers
Also in Working Papers, Yale University, Department of Economics (2012)
Working Papers, Economic Growth Center, Yale University (2012)

2011

List Randomization for Sensitive Behavior: An Application for Measuring Use of Loan Proceeds
NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (1)
See also Journal Article in Journal of Development Economics (2012)
Small matches and charitable giving: Evidence from a natural field experiment
Natural Field Experiments, The Field Experiments Website
See also Journal Article in Journal of Public Economics (2011)

Journal Articles

Forthcoming

AJAE Appendix: Finding Missing Markets (and a Disturbing Epilogue): Evidence from an Export Crop Adoption and Marketing Intervention in Kenya
American Journal of Agricultural Economics Appendices, Forthcoming

2013

AMBIGUOUS SOLICITATION: AMBIGUOUS PRESCRIPTION
Economic Inquiry, 2013, 51, (1), 1002-1011
See also Working Paper (2009)

2012

List randomization for sensitive behavior: An application for measuring use of loan proceeds
Journal of Development Economics, 2012, 98, (1), 71-75 View citations (1)
See also Working Paper (2011)

2011

Adaptive Experimental Design Using the Propensity Score
Journal of Business & Economic Statistics, 2011, 29, (1), 96-108 View citations (2)
See also Working Paper (2009)
Crop Price Indemnified Loans for Farmers: A Pilot Experiment in Rural Ghana
Journal of Risk & Insurance, 2011, 78, (1), 37-55
Small matches and charitable giving: Evidence from a natural field experiment
Journal of Public Economics, 2011, 95, (5-6), 344-350 View citations (2)
Also in Journal of Public Economics, 2011, 95, (5), 344-350 (2011)
See also Working Paper (2011)
Teaching Entrepreneurship: Impact of Business Training on Microfinance Clients and Institutions
The Review of Economics and Statistics, 2011, 93, (2), 510-527 View citations (27)
See also Working Paper (2007)

2010

Commitment Devices
Annual Review of Economics, 2010, 2, (1), 671-698 View citations (7)
Expanding Credit Access: Using Randomized Supply Decisions to Estimate the Impacts
Review of Financial Studies, 2010, 23, (1), 433-464 View citations (7)
See also Working Paper (2007)
Female Empowerment: Impact of a Commitment Savings Product in the Philippines
World Development, 2010, 38, (3), 333-344 View citations (1)
See also Working Paper (2007)
Microfinance Games
American Economic Journal: Applied Economics, 2010, 2, (3), 60-95 View citations (12)
See also Working Paper (2006)
Put Your Money Where Your Butt Is: A Commitment Contract for Smoking Cessation
American Economic Journal: Applied Economics, 2010, 2, (4), 213-35 View citations (9)
See also Working Paper (2009)
What Capital Is Missing in Developing Countries?
American Economic Review, 2010, 100, (2), 629-33 View citations (15)
What's Advertising Content Worth? Evidence from a Consumer Credit Marketing Field Experiment
The Quarterly Journal of Economics, 2010, 125, (1), 263-305 View citations (5)
See also Working Paper (2009)

2009

Does the Media Matter? A Field Experiment Measuring the Effect of Newspapers on Voting Behavior and Political Opinions
American Economic Journal: Applied Economics, 2009, 1, (2), 35-52 View citations (24)
See also Working Paper (2006)
Finding Missing Markets (and a Disturbing Epilogue): Evidence from an Export Crop Adoption and Marketing Intervention in Kenya
American Journal of Agricultural Economics, 2009, 91, (4), 973-990 View citations (3)
See also Working Paper (2009)
Observing Unobservables: Identifying Information Asymmetries With a Consumer Credit Field Experiment
Econometrica, 2009, 77, (6), 1993-2008 View citations (10)
Also in Proceedings, 2005, (Apr) (2005) View citations (33)
See also Working Paper (2007)
Participation in a School Incentive Programme in India
The Journal of Development Studies, 2009, 45, (3), 369-390 View citations (2)
Thoughts on randomised trials for evaluation of development: presentation to the Cairo evaluation clinic
The Journal of Development Effectiveness, 2009, 1, (3), 237-242
Trust and Social Collateral
The Quarterly Journal of Economics, 2009, 124, (3), 1307-1361 View citations (18)
See also Working Paper (2009)
When curiosity kills the profits: An experimental examination
Games and Economic Behavior, 2009, 66, (2), 830-840 View citations (2)
See also Working Paper (2005)

2008

Credit Elasticities in Less-Developed Economies: Implications for Microfinance
American Economic Review, 2008, 98, (3), 1040-68 View citations (20)
See also Working Paper (2007)
Lying About Borrowing
Journal of the European Economic Association, 2008, 6, (2-3), 510-521 View citations (11)
Summary of "Expanding credit access: using randomized supply decisions to estimate the impacts"
Proceedings, 2008, (May), 494-501 View citations (5)
To deceive or not to deceive: The effect of deception on behavior in future laboratory experiments
Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization, 2008, 68, (3-4), 477-488 View citations (4)
See also Working Paper (2006)

2007

Community Size and Network Closure
American Economic Review, 2007, 97, (2), 80-85 View citations (4)
See also Working Paper (2010)
Does Price Matter in Charitable Giving? Evidence from a Large-Scale Natural Field Experiment
American Economic Review, 2007, 97, (5), 1774-1793 View citations (41)
See also Working Paper (2006)
Social connections and group banking
Economic Journal, 2007, 117, (517), F52-F84 View citations (25)
See also Working Paper (2007)

2006

Deposit Collectors
The B.E. Journal of Economic Analysis & Policy, 2006, advances.6, (2), 5 View citations (6)
See also Working Paper (2006)
Tying Odysseus to the Mast: Evidence from a Commitment Savings Product in the Philippines
The Quarterly Journal of Economics, 2006, 121, (2), 635-672 View citations (126)
See also Working Paper (2005)

2005

Do modern forms of human capital matter in primitive economies? Comparative evidence from Bolivia
Economics of Education Review, 2005, 24, (1), 45-53 View citations (6)
Using Experimental Economics to Measure Social Capital and Predict Financial Decisions
American Economic Review, 2005, 95, (5), 1688-1699 View citations (82)
See also Working Paper (2005)