Guest
Dean Karlan, Professor of Economics and President and Founder, Innovations
for Poverty Action

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November 4, 2009
Guest: Susan Hyde, Assistant Professor of Political Science
Subject: International election monitoring
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October 28, 2009
Guest: Thad Dunning, Associate Professor of Political Science
Subject: Cross-cutting cleavages and ethnic voting in Mali

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October 21, 2009
Guest: Kamari Clarke, Professor of Anthropology
Subject: International Criminal Court and Legal Pluralism in Africa

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October 14, 2009
 Guest: Robert Harms, Henry J. Heinz Professor of History & African Studies
Subject: Slave traders and colonialism in equatorial Africa

 

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Episode: November 26, 2008

A Professor of Economics at Yale, and President and Founder of Innovations for Poverty Action, Professor Dean Karlan research interests include poverty issues in developing countries and, in particular, financial innovations and microfinance programs aimed at the poor. He uses field experiments to learn what social policies work, what do not, and why. Professor Karlan also does research on fundraising, voting, education, and behavioral economics.  In this episode, he talks about Innovations for Poverty Action and commitment contracts at www.stickK.com.

Learn more about Professor Karlan
Innovations for Poverty Action
Commitment Contracts at www.stickK.com