Microfinance and commitment contracts

Dean Karlan interviewed by Romesh Vaitilingam, 31 Jul 2009

Dean Karlan of Yale University talks to Romesh Vaitilingam about his research programme on microfinance, which uses experimental methodologies to examine what kinds of products work and why. They also discuss his work on ‘commitment contracts’, which people can use to try to modify their own behaviour. The interview was recorded at the American Economic Association meetings in San Francisco in January 2009.

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Topics: Development, Financial markets, Poverty and income inequality
Tags: commitment contracts, microfinance

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Dean Karlan

Assistant Professor of Economics, Yale University and CEPR Research Affiliate

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