Christopher Udry

Northwestern University

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1.

Institutions and Development: A View from Below

Yale University Economic Growth Center Discussion Paper No. 928
Number of pages: 61 Posted: 06 Dec 2005
Rohini Pande and Christopher Udry
Yale University - Economic Growth Center and Northwestern University
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Institutions, Growth, Cross-Country Regressions

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Rural Financial Markets in Developing Countries

Yale University Economic Growth Center Discussion Paper No. 914
Number of pages: 88 Posted: 18 Jul 2005
Jonathan H. Conning and Christopher Udry
City University of New York, CUNY Hunter College - Department of Economics and Northwestern University
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Rural Finance, Financial Intermediation, Agricultural Credit

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Child Labor

Number of pages: 21 Posted: 16 Jul 2003
Christopher Udry
Northwestern University
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Child Labor, Human Capital, Household Economics

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Intrahousehold Resource Allocation in Cote D'Ivoire: Social Norms, Separate Accounts and Consumption Choices

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Intrahousehold Resource Allocation in Cote D'Ivoire: Social Norms, Separate Accounts and Consumption Choices

Yale University Economic Growth Center Discussion Paper No. 857
Number of pages: 52 Posted: 22 Jul 2003
Esther Duflo and Christopher Udry
Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) - Department of Economics and Northwestern University
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Intra-household Allocation, Insurance, Social Norms, Mental Accounts

Intrahousehold Resource Allocation in Cote D'Ivoire: Social Norms, Separate Accounts and Consumption Choices

NBER Working Paper No. w10498
Number of pages: 52 Posted: 28 May 2004 Last Revised: 09 Sep 2022
Esther Duflo and Christopher Udry
Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) - Department of Economics and Northwestern University
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Social Networks in Ghana

Number of pages: 36 Posted: 07 Jun 2004
Christopher Udry and Timothy G. Conley
Northwestern University and University of Chicago - Booth School of Business
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Endogenous Networks, Informal Credit, Social Learning

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The Profits of Power: Land Rights and Agricultural Investment in Ghana

Yale University Economic Growth Center Discussion Paper No. 929
Number of pages: 48 Posted: 06 Dec 2005
Christopher Udry and Markus Goldstein
Northwestern University and World Bank
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Land tenure, Investment, Institutions

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The Return to Capital in Ghana

Yale University Economic Growth Center Discussion Paper No. 932
Number of pages: 15 Posted: 23 Mar 2006
Christopher Udry and Santosh Anagol
Northwestern University and Yale University - Economic Growth Center
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Capital, durable goods, credit markets

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Agricultural Decisions after Relaxing Credit and Risk Constraints

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Agricultural Decisions after Relaxing Credit and Risk Constraints

Yale University Economic Growth Center Discussion Paper No. 1019, Yale Economics Department Working Paper No. 110
Number of pages: 65 Posted: 02 Nov 2012 Last Revised: 17 Jul 2013
Dean S. Karlan, Dean S. Karlan, Robert Darko Osei, Isaac Osei-Akoto and Christopher Udry
Yale UniversityNorthwestern University - Kellogg School of Management, University of Ghana - Institute of Statistical, Social and Economic Research (ISSER), University of Ghana - Institute of Statistical, Social and Economic Research (ISSER) and Northwestern University
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agriculture, insurance markets, credit markets, risk, underinvestment, misallocation

Agricultural Decisions after Relaxing Credit and Risk Constraints

Center for Global Development Working Paper No. 310
Number of pages: 45 Posted: 01 Mar 2013
Dean S. Karlan, Dean S. Karlan, Robert Darko Osei, Isaac Osei-Akoto and Christopher Udry
Yale UniversityNorthwestern University - Kellogg School of Management, University of Ghana - Institute of Statistical, Social and Economic Research (ISSER), University of Ghana - Institute of Statistical, Social and Economic Research (ISSER) and Northwestern University
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agriculture, insurance markets, credit markets, risk, underinvestment, misallocation

Agricultural Decisions after Relaxing Credit and Risk Constraints

NBER Working Paper No. w18463
Number of pages: 65 Posted: 20 Oct 2012 Last Revised: 14 Jun 2023
Dean S. Karlan, Dean S. Karlan, Robert Darko Osei, Isaac Osei-Akoto and Christopher Udry
Yale UniversityNorthwestern University - Kellogg School of Management, University of Ghana - Institute of Statistical, Social and Economic Research (ISSER), University of Ghana - Institute of Statistical, Social and Economic Research (ISSER) and Northwestern University
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The Effects of Land Title Registration on Tenure Security, Investment and the Allocation of Productive Resources

Global Poverty Research Lab Working Paper No. 20-107
Number of pages: 41 Posted: 18 Sep 2020
Andrew Agyei-Holmes, Niklas Buehren, Markus Goldstein, Robert Darko Osei, Isaac Osei-Akoto and Christopher Udry
World Bank, World Bank, World Bank, University of Ghana - Institute of Statistical, Social and Economic Research (ISSER), University of Ghana - Institute of Statistical, Social and Economic Research (ISSER) and Northwestern University
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property rights, land tenure, allocation

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Consumption Smoothing? Livestock, Insurance and Drought in Rural Burkina Faso

Number of pages: 46 Posted: 16 Nov 2004
Harounan Kazianga and Christopher Udry
Oklahoma State University - Stillwater and Northwestern University
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Livestock, consumption smoothing, permanent income hypothesis, precautionary saving, risk sharing

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Drought and Saving in West Africa: Are Livestock a Buffer Stock?

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Number of pages: 44 Posted: 27 Mar 1998
Marcel Fafchamps, Christopher Udry and Katherine Czukas
Stanford University - Freeman Spogli Institute for International Studies, Northwestern University and affiliation not provided to SSRN
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Unpacking a Multi-Faceted Program to Build Sustainable Income for the Very Poor

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Unpacking a Multi-Faceted Program to Build Sustainable Income for the Very Poor

Global Poverty Research Lab Working Paper No. 18-102
Number of pages: 43 Posted: 21 Feb 2018 Last Revised: 07 Feb 2020
Abhijit V. Banerjee, Dean Karlan, Robert Darko Osei, Hannah Trachtman and Christopher Udry
Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) - Department of Economics, Northwestern University, University of Ghana - Institute of Statistical, Social and Economic Research (ISSER), Harvard College and Northwestern University
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development; poverty trap; social protection

Unpacking a Multi-Faceted Program to Build Sustainable Income for the Very Poor

NBER Working Paper No. w24271
Number of pages: 40 Posted: 05 Feb 2018 Last Revised: 27 Apr 2023
Abhijit V. Banerjee, Dean Karlan, Robert Darko Osei, Hannah Trachtman and Christopher Udry
Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) - Department of Economics, Northwestern University, University of Ghana - Institute of Statistical, Social and Economic Research (ISSER), Harvard College and Northwestern University
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Unpacking a Multi-Faceted Program to Build Sustainable Income for the Very Poor

CEPR Discussion Paper No. DP12653
Number of pages: 42 Posted: 29 Jan 2018 Last Revised: 06 May 2020
Abhijit V. Banerjee, Dean S. Karlan, Dean S. Karlan, Robert Darko Osei, Hannah Trachtman and Christopher Udry
Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) - Department of Economics, Yale UniversityNorthwestern University - Kellogg School of Management, University of Ghana - Institute of Statistical, Social and Economic Research (ISSER), Harvard College and Northwestern University
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Development, poverty trap, social protection

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Heterogeneity, Measurement Error, and Misallocation: Evidence from African Agriculture

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Heterogeneity, Measurement Error, and Misallocation: Evidence from African Agriculture

Global Poverty Research Lab Working Paper No. 18-108
Number of pages: 101 Posted: 03 Jan 2019
Douglas Gollin and Christopher Udry
Oxford Department of International Development and Northwestern University
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Heterogeneity, Measurement Error and Misallocation: Evidence from African Agriculture

NBER Working Paper No. w25440
Number of pages: 106 Posted: 15 Jan 2019 Last Revised: 07 Jul 2023
Douglas Gollin and Christopher Udry
Oxford Department of International Development and Northwestern University
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Heterogeneity, Measurement Error, and Misallocation: Evidence from African Agriculture

CEPR Discussion Paper No. DP13433
Number of pages: 108 Posted: 15 Jan 2019
Douglas Gollin and Christopher Udry
Oxford Department of International Development and Northwestern University
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agricultural development, agricultural production function estimation, Agricultural Productivity, firm productivity dispersion, Misallocation, productivity measurement

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Assessing the Benefits of Long‐Run Weather Forecasting for the Rural Poor: Farmer Investments and Worker Migration in a Dynamic Equilibrium Model

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Assessing the Benefits of Long‐Run Weather Forecasting for the Rural Poor: Farmer Investments and Worker Migration in a Dynamic Equilibrium Model

Yale University Economic Growth Center Discussion Paper No. 1065
Number of pages: 59 Posted: 17 Aug 2019
Mark R. Rosenzweig and Christopher Udry
Yale University - Economic Growth Center and Northwestern University
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agriculture, weather, rural, migration

Assessing the Benefits of Long‐Run Weather Forecasting for the Rural Poor: Farmer Investments and Worker Migration in a Dynamic Equilibrium Model

Global Poverty Research Lab Working Paper No. 19-102
Number of pages: 59 Posted: 23 May 2019
Mark R. Rosenzweig and Christopher Udry
Yale University - Economic Growth Center and Northwestern University
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Assessing the Benefits of Long-Run Weather Forecasting for the Rural Poor: Farmer Investments and Worker Migration in a Dynamic Equilibrium Model

NBER Working Paper No. w25894
Number of pages: 59 Posted: 05 Jun 2019 Last Revised: 03 Apr 2022
Mark R. Rosenzweig and Christopher Udry
Yale University - Economic Growth Center and Northwestern University
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Machine Learning and Mobile Phone Data Can Improve the Targeting of Humanitarian Assistance

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Machine Learning and Mobile Phone Data Can Improve the Targeting of Humanitarian Assistance

Global Poverty Research Lab Working Paper No. 21-109
Number of pages: 58 Posted: 22 Jul 2021
Emily Aiken, Suzanne Bellue, Dean Karlan, Christopher Udry and Joshua Evan Blumenstock
University of California, Berkeley, CREST-ENSAE, Northwestern University, Northwestern University and University of California, Berkeley
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machine learning, big data, targeting, social assistance

Machine Learning and Mobile Phone Data Can Improve the Targeting of Humanitarian Assistance

NBER Working Paper No. w29070
Number of pages: 91 Posted: 26 Jul 2021 Last Revised: 07 Jun 2023
Emily Aiken, Suzanne Bellue, Dean Karlan, Christopher Udry and Joshua Evan Blumenstock
University of California, Berkeley, CREST-ENSAE, Northwestern University, Northwestern University and University of California, Berkeley
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Machine Learning and Mobile Phone Data Can Improve the Targeting of Humanitarian Assistance

CEPR Discussion Paper No. DP16385
Number of pages: 61 Posted: 22 Sep 2021
Emily Aiken, Suzanne Bellue, Joshua Evan Blumenstock, Dean S. Karlan, Dean S. Karlan and Christopher Udry
University of California, Berkeley, CREST-ENSAE, University of California, Berkeley, Yale UniversityNorthwestern University - Kellogg School of Management and Northwestern University
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Machine Learning, mobile phone data, poverty, targeting

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Forecasting Profitability

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Forecasting Profitability

Yale University Economic Growth Center Discussion Paper No. 1029, Yale Economics Department Working Paper No. 120
Number of pages: 47 Posted: 09 Aug 2013
Mark R. Rosenzweig and Christopher Udry
Yale University - Economic Growth Center and Northwestern University
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agriculture, forecasting, investment

Forecasting Profitability

NBER Working Paper No. w19334
Number of pages: 47 Posted: 17 Aug 2013 Last Revised: 01 May 2022
Mark R. Rosenzweig and Christopher Udry
Yale University - Economic Growth Center and Northwestern University
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Does Poverty Change Labor Supply? Evidence from Multiple Income Effects and 115,579 Bags

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Does Poverty Change Labor Supply? Evidence from Multiple Income Effects and 115,579 Bags

Global Poverty Research Lab Working Paper No. 20-104
Number of pages: 37 Posted: 15 May 2020
Abhijit V. Banerjee, Dean Karlan, Hannah Trachtman and Christopher Udry
Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) - Department of Economics, Northwestern University, Yale University and Northwestern University
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poverty, labor supply, income elasticity

Does Poverty Change Labor Supply? Evidence from Multiple Income Effects and 115,579 Bags

NBER Working Paper No. w27314
Number of pages: 49 Posted: 09 Jun 2020 Last Revised: 18 Feb 2023
Abhijit V. Banerjee, Dean Karlan, Hannah Trachtman and Christopher Udry
Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) - Department of Economics, Northwestern University, Yale University and Northwestern University
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Does Poverty Change Labor Supply? Evidence from Multiple Income Effects and 115,579 Bags

CEPR Discussion Paper No. DP14812
Number of pages: 41 Posted: 28 May 2020 Last Revised: 09 Nov 2021
Abhijit V. Banerjee, Dean S. Karlan, Dean S. Karlan, Hannah Trachtman and Christopher Udry
Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) - Department of Economics, Yale UniversityNorthwestern University - Kellogg School of Management, Yale University and Northwestern University
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income elasticity, Labor Supply, poverty

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Self‐Selection into Credit Markets: Evidence from Agriculture in Mali

Yale University Economic Growth Center Discussion Paper No. 1042, Yale Economics Department Working Paper No. 135
Number of pages: 46 Posted: 05 Aug 2014 Last Revised: 27 Aug 2015
Lori A. Beaman, Dean S. Karlan, Dean S. Karlan, Bram Thuysbaert and Christopher Udry
Northwestern University - Department of Economics, Yale UniversityNorthwestern University - Kellogg School of Management, University of Ghent and Northwestern University
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credit markets, agriculture, returns to capital

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Hoping to Win, Expected to Lose: Theory and Lessons on Micro Enterprise Development

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Hoping to Win, Expected to Lose: Theory and Lessons on Micro Enterprise Development

Yale University Economic Growth Center Discussion Paper No. 1014, Yale Economics Department Working Paper No. 105
Number of pages: 56 Posted: 11 Sep 2012
Dean S. Karlan, Dean S. Karlan, Ryan Knight and Christopher Udry
Yale UniversityNorthwestern University - Kellogg School of Management, Yale University and Northwestern University
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entrepreneurship, credit constraints, business training, consulting, managerial capital

Hoping to Win, Expected to Lose: Theory and Lessons on Micro Enterprise Development

NBER Working Paper No. w18325
Number of pages: 54 Posted: 18 Aug 2012 Last Revised: 27 Jan 2023
Dean S. Karlan, Dean S. Karlan, Ryan Knight, Ryan Knight and Christopher Udry
Yale UniversityNorthwestern University - Kellogg School of Management, affiliation not provided to SSRN, Yale University and Northwestern University
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Hoping to Win, Expected to Lose: Theory and Lessons on Micro Enterprise Development

CEPR Discussion Paper No. DP9100
Number of pages: 56 Posted: 28 Sep 2012
Dean S. Karlan, Dean S. Karlan, Ryan Knight and Christopher Udry
Yale UniversityNorthwestern University - Kellogg School of Management, Yale University and Northwestern University
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business training;, consulting, credit constraints, entrepreneurship, managerial capital

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Good Identification, Meet Good Data

Global Poverty Research Lab Working Paper No. 19-105
Number of pages: 8 Posted: 20 Dec 2019 Last Revised: 01 Oct 2020
Andrew Dillon, Dean Karlan, Christopher Udry and Jonathan Zinman
Northwestern University - Kellogg School of Management, Northwestern University, Northwestern University and Dartmouth College
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causal inference, data quality, research methods, survey design

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The Fading Treatment Effects of a Multi-Faceted Asset-Transfer Program in Ethiopia

Buffett Institute Global Poverty Research Lab Working Paper
Number of pages: 36 Posted: 19 Jul 2023
Nathan Barker, Dean Karlan, Christopher Udry and Kelsey Wright
Yale University, Northwestern University, Northwestern University and Paris School of Economics (PSE)
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poverty, graduation, Ethiopia, economic development

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Mental Health Therapy as a Core Strategy for Increasing Human Capital: Evidence from Ghana

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Mental Health Therapy as a Core Strategy for Increasing Human Capital: Evidence from Ghana

Number of pages: 43 Posted: 02 Mar 2022
Gharad Bryan, Dean S. Karlan, Dean S. Karlan, Nathan Barker, Angela Ofori-Atta and Christopher Udry
London School of Economics & Political Science (LSE) - Department of Economics, Yale UniversityNorthwestern University - Kellogg School of Management, Yale University, University of Ghana and Northwestern University
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mental health, poverty, cognitive behavioral therapy, human capital, scarcity

Mental Health Therapy as a Core Strategy for Increasing Human Capital: Evidence from Ghana

NBER Working Paper No. w29407
Number of pages: 45 Posted: 25 Oct 2021 Last Revised: 08 May 2023
Nathan Barker, Gharad Bryan, Dean Karlan, Angela Ofori-Atta and Christopher Udry
Yale University, London School of Economics & Political Science (LSE) - Department of Economics, Northwestern University, University of Ghana and Northwestern University
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Mental Health Therapy as a Core Strategy for Increasing Human Capital: Evidence from Ghana

CEPR Discussion Paper No. DP16640
Number of pages: 47 Posted: 15 Nov 2021
Nathan Barker, Gharad Bryan, Dean S. Karlan, Dean S. Karlan, Angela Ofori-Atta and Christopher Udry
Yale University, London School of Economics & Political Science (LSE) - Department of Economics, Yale UniversityNorthwestern University - Kellogg School of Management, University of Ghana Medical School and Northwestern University
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How Political Insiders Lose Out When International Aid Underperforms: Evidence from a Participatory Development Experiment in Ghana

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How Political Insiders Lose Out When International Aid Underperforms: Evidence from a Participatory Development Experiment in Ghana

Global Poverty Research Lab Working Paper No. 20-103
Number of pages: 80 Posted: 30 Mar 2020 Last Revised: 06 Apr 2020
Kate Baldwin, Dean Karlan, Christopher Udry and Ernest Appiah
Yale University, Northwestern University, Northwestern University and Pentecost University College
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participatory development; political economy; international aid; distributive politics

How Political Insiders Lose Out When International Aid Underperforms: Evidence from a Participatory Development Experiment in Ghana

NBER Working Paper No. w26930
Number of pages: 48 Posted: 06 Apr 2020 Last Revised: 22 May 2023
Kate Baldwin, Dean Karlan, Christopher Udry and Ernest Appiah
Yale University, Northwestern University, Northwestern University and Pentecost University College, Accra
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How Political Insiders Lose Out When International Aid Underperforms: Evidence from a Participatory Development Experiment in Ghana

CEPR Discussion Paper No. DP14537
Number of pages: 83 Posted: 08 May 2020
Ernest Appiah, Kate Baldwin, Dean S. Karlan, Dean S. Karlan and Christopher Udry
Pentecost University College, Accra, Yale University, Yale UniversityNorthwestern University - Kellogg School of Management and Northwestern University
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distributive politics, international aid, participatory development, political economy

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Rainfall Forecasts, Weather and Wages Over the Agricultural Production Cycle

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Rainfall Forecasts, Weather and Wages Over the Agricultural Production Cycle

Yale University Economic Growth Center Discussion Paper No. 1036, Yale Economics Department Working Paper No. 128
Number of pages: 15 Posted: 12 Jan 2014
Mark R. Rosenzweig and Christopher Udry
Yale University - Economic Growth Center and Northwestern University
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wages, forecasting, migration

Rainfall Forecasts, Weather and Wages Over the Agricultural Production Cycle

NBER Working Paper No. w19808
Number of pages: 15 Posted: 17 Jan 2014 Last Revised: 15 Feb 2023
Mark R. Rosenzweig and Christopher Udry
Yale University - Economic Growth Center and Northwestern University
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Profitability of Fertilizer: Experimental Evidence from Female Rice Farmers in Mali

Papers and Proceedings, May 2013, Yale Economics Department Working Paper No. 111, Yale University Economic Growth Center Discussion Paper No. 1020
Number of pages: 7 Posted: 31 Jan 2013
Lori A. Beaman, Dean S. Karlan, Dean S. Karlan, Bram Thuysbaert and Christopher Udry
Northwestern University - Department of Economics, Yale UniversityNorthwestern University - Kellogg School of Management, University of Ghent and Northwestern University
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returns to fertilizer, agricultural economics

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Social Protection Amidst Social Upheaval: Examining the Impact of a Multi-Faceted Program for Ultra-Poor Households in Yemen

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Social Protection Amidst Social Upheaval: Examining the Impact of a Multi-Faceted Program for Ultra-Poor Households in Yemen

Global Poverty Research Lab Working Paper No. 20-105
Number of pages: 42 Posted: 21 Jul 2020 Last Revised: 26 Jul 2021
Lasse Brune, Dean Karlan, Sikandra Kurdi and Christopher Udry
Northwestern University - Buffett Institute for Global Studies, Northwestern University, International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) and Northwestern University
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conflict, social protection, poverty, transfer programs

Social Protection Amidst Social Upheaval: Examining the Impact of a Multi-Faceted Program for Ultra-Poor Households in Yemen

NBER Working Paper No. w27583
Number of pages: 43 Posted: 28 Jul 2020 Last Revised: 15 May 2022
Lasse Brune, Dean Karlan, Sikandra Kurdi and Christopher Udry
Northwestern University - Buffett Institute for Global Studies, Northwestern University, International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) and Northwestern University
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Social Protection Amidst Social Upheaval: Examining the Impact of a Multi-Faceted Program for Ultra-Poor Households in Yemen

CEPR Discussion Paper No. DP15124
Number of pages: 44 Posted: 18 Aug 2020 Last Revised: 22 Sep 2021
Lasse Brune, Dean S. Karlan, Dean S. Karlan, Sikandra Kurdi and Christopher Udry
Northwestern University - Buffett Institute for Global Studies, Yale UniversityNorthwestern University - Kellogg School of Management, International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) and Northwestern University
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conflict, poverty, social protection, transfer programs

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External Validity in a Stochastic World

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External Validity in a Stochastic World

Yale University Economic Growth Center Discussion Paper No. 1054
Number of pages: 45 Posted: 29 Jul 2016
Mark R. Rosenzweig and Christopher Udry
Yale University - Economic Growth Center and Northwestern University
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returns to investment, heterogeneity, treatment effect

External Validity in a Stochastic World

NBER Working Paper No. w22449
Number of pages: 45 Posted: 25 Jul 2016
Mark R. Rosenzweig and Christopher Udry
Yale University - Economic Growth Center and Northwestern University
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Hoping to Win, Expected to Lose: Theory and Lessons on Microenterprise Development

Center for Global Development Working Paper No. 312
Number of pages: 55 Posted: 02 Mar 2013
Dean S. Karlan, Dean S. Karlan, Ryan Knight and Christopher Udry
Yale UniversityNorthwestern University - Kellogg School of Management, Yale University and Northwestern University
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entrepreneurship, credit constraints, business training, consulting, managerial capital

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A Call for Structured Ethics Appendices in Social Science Papers

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A Call for Structured Ethics Appendices in Social Science Papers

Global Poverty Research Lab Working Paper No. 21-101
Number of pages: 24 Posted: 27 Jan 2021 Last Revised: 25 May 2021
Edward Asiedu, Dean Karlan, Monica Lambon-Quayefio and Christopher Udry
University of Ghana - Department of Finance, Northwestern University, University of Ghana and Northwestern University
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ethics, social science, human subject research, risk

A Call for Structured Ethics Appendices in Social Science Papers

NBER Working Paper No. w28393
Number of pages: 24 Posted: 27 Jan 2021 Last Revised: 30 Jan 2022
Edward Asiedu, Dean Karlan, Monica Lambon-Quayefio and Christopher Udry
University of Ghana - Department of Finance, Northwestern University, University of Ghana and Northwestern University
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A Call for Structured Ethics Appendices in Social Science Papers

CEPR Discussion Paper No. DP15725
Number of pages: 26 Posted: 11 Feb 2021 Last Revised: 14 Jul 2021
Edward Asiedu, Dean S. Karlan, Dean S. Karlan, Monica Lambon-Quayefio and Christopher Udry
University of Ghana - Department of Finance, Yale UniversityNorthwestern University - Kellogg School of Management, University of Ghana and Northwestern University
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External Validity in a Stochastic World: Evidence from Low-Income Countries

Global Poverty Research Lab Working Paper No. 19-101
Number of pages: 67 Posted: 23 May 2019
Mark R. Rosenzweig and Christopher Udry
Yale University - Economic Growth Center and Northwestern University
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Self‐Selection into Credit Markets: Evidence from Agriculture in Mali

Center for Global Development Working Paper No. 377
Number of pages: 39 Posted: 26 Jun 2015
Lori A. Beaman, Dean S. Karlan, Dean S. Karlan, Bram Thuysbaert and Christopher Udry
Northwestern University - Department of Economics, Yale UniversityNorthwestern University - Kellogg School of Management, University of Ghent and Northwestern University
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credit markets; agriculture; returns to capital

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Estimating Impact with Surveys versus Digital Traces: Evidence from Randomized Cash Transfers in Togo

Number of pages: 55 Posted: 05 Oct 2023 Last Revised: 25 Oct 2023
Emily Aiken, Suzanne Bellue, Joshua Evan Blumenstock, Dean Karlan and Christopher Udry
University of California, Berkeley, CREST-ENSAE, University of California, Berkeley, Northwestern University and Northwestern University
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Cash Transfer Program, Poverty, Mental Health, Randomized Control Trial, Machine Learning, Cross Sectional Analysis

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Profitability of Fertilizer: Experimental Evidence from Female Rice Farmers in Mali

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Profitability of Fertilizer: Experimental Evidence from Female Rice Farmers in Mali

NBER Working Paper No. w18778
Number of pages: 8 Posted: 09 Feb 2013 Last Revised: 24 Apr 2022
Lori A. Beaman, Dean S. Karlan, Dean S. Karlan, Bram Thuysbaert and Christopher Udry
Northwestern University - Department of Economics, Yale UniversityNorthwestern University - Kellogg School of Management, University of Ghent and Northwestern University
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Profitability of Fertilizer: Experimental Evidence from Female Rice Farmers in Mali

CEPR Discussion Paper No. DP9340
Number of pages: 10 Posted: 12 Feb 2013
Lori A. Beaman, Dean S. Karlan, Dean S. Karlan, Bram Thuysbaert and Christopher Udry
Northwestern University - Department of Economics, Yale UniversityNorthwestern University - Kellogg School of Management, University of Ghent and Northwestern University
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agricultural economics, returns to fertilizer

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Selection into Credit Markets: Evidence from Agriculture in Mali

NBER Working Paper No. w20387
Number of pages: 66 Posted: 25 Aug 2014 Last Revised: 17 Mar 2023
Lori A. Beaman, Dean S. Karlan, Dean S. Karlan, Bram Thuysbaert and Christopher Udry
Northwestern University - Department of Economics, Yale UniversityNorthwestern University - Kellogg School of Management, University of Ghent and Northwestern University
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Social Protection and Social Distancing During the Pandemic: Mobile Money Transfers in Ghana

NBER Working Paper No. w30309
Number of pages: 41 Posted: 03 Aug 2022 Last Revised: 26 Apr 2023
Dean Karlan, Matt Lowe, Robert Darko Osei, Isaac Osei-Akoto, Benjamin Roth and Christopher Udry
Northwestern University, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), University of Ghana - Institute of Statistical, Social and Economic Research (ISSER), University of Ghana - Institute of Statistical, Social and Economic Research (ISSER), Harvard University - Business School (HBS) and Northwestern University
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Unconditional Cash Transfers: A Bayesian Meta-Analysis of Randomized Evaluations in Low and Middle Income Countries

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Unconditional Cash Transfers: A Bayesian Meta-Analysis of Randomized Evaluations in Low and Middle Income Countries

Number of pages: 91 Posted: 13 Aug 2024
Tommaso Crosta, Dean S. Karlan, Dean S. Karlan, Finley Ong, Julius Rüschenpöhler and Christopher Udry
Bocconi University, Yale UniversityNorthwestern University - Kellogg School of Management, Northwestern University - Kellogg School of Management, Northwestern University and Northwestern University
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Unconditional Cash Transfers: A Bayesian Meta-Analysis of Randomized Evaluations in Low and Middle Income Countries

NBER Working Paper No. w32779
Number of pages: 98 Posted: 06 Aug 2024
Tommaso Crosta, Dean Karlan, Finley Ong, Julius Rüschenpöhler and Christopher Udry
Bocconi University, Northwestern University, Northwestern University - Kellogg School of Management, Northwestern University and Northwestern University
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Pre-Survey Messaging to Improve Response: Appeals to Authority, Self-Interest, and Salience

Number of pages: 28 Posted: 27 Jan 2025
Andrew Dillon, Steven Glazerman, Dean S. Karlan, Dean S. Karlan and Christopher Udry
Northwestern University - Kellogg School of Management, Innovations for Poverty Action, Yale UniversityNorthwestern University - Kellogg School of Management and Northwestern University
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survey methods, pre-survey contact, behavioral messaging

38.

Access to Digital Credit for Smallholder Farmers: Experimental Evidence from Ghana

Buffett Institute Global Poverty Research Lab Working Paper Forthcoming
Number of pages: 33 Posted: 07 Jan 2025
Dean S. Karlan, Dean S. Karlan, Monica Lambon-Quayefio, Utsav Manjeer and Christopher Udry
Yale UniversityNorthwestern University - Kellogg School of Management, University of Ghana, Northwestern University and Northwestern University
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digital finance, digital credit, small-holder farmer, microcredit, Ghana

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Optimizing Protocols for Random Digit Dial Surveys: Evidence from Low-and Middle-Income Countries

Number of pages: 15 Posted: 27 Jan 2025
Andrew Dillon, Steven Glazerman, Dean S. Karlan, Dean S. Karlan, Michael Rosenbaum and Christopher Udry
Northwestern University - Kellogg School of Management, Innovations for Poverty Action, Yale UniversityNorthwestern University - Kellogg School of Management, Innovations for Poverty Action and Northwestern University
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Social Protection and Social Distancing During The Pandemic: Mobile Money Transfers in Ghana

Number of pages: 50 Posted: 01 Oct 2024
Dean S. Karlan, Dean S. Karlan, Matt Lowe, Robert Osei, Isaac Osei-Akoto, Benjamin Roth and Christopher Udry
Yale UniversityNorthwestern University - Kellogg School of Management, University of British Columbia (UBC) - Vancouver School of Economics, University of Ghana, University of Ghana - Institute of Statistical, Social and Economic Research (ISSER), Harvard University - Business School (HBS) and Northwestern University
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cash transfers, COVID-19, social protection, mobile money

41.

Access to Digital Credit for Smallholder Farmers: Experimental Evidence from Ghana

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Access to Digital Credit for Smallholder Farmers: Experimental Evidence from Ghana

Number of pages: 49 Posted: 01 Jan 2025
Dean Karlan, Monica Lambon-Quayefio, Utsav Manjeer and Christopher Udry
Northwestern University, University of Ghana, Northwestern University and Northwestern University
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Digital Finance, digital credit, small-holder farmer, microcredit, Ghana

Access to Digital Credit for Smallholder Farmers: Experimental Evidence from Ghana

NBER Working Paper No. w33271
Number of pages: 22 Posted: 26 Dec 2024
Dean Karlan, Monica Lambon-Quayefio, Utsav Manjeer and Christopher Udry
Northwestern University, University of Ghana, Northwestern University and Northwestern University
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Estimating Impact with Surveys Versus Digital Traces: Evidence from Randomized Cash Transfers in Togo

NBER Working Paper No. w31751
Number of pages: 56 Posted: 10 Oct 2023 Last Revised: 16 Oct 2024
Emily Aiken, Suzanne Bellue, Joshua Evan Blumenstock, Dean Karlan and Christopher Udry
University of California, Berkeley, CREST-ENSAE, University of California, Berkeley, Northwestern University and Northwestern University
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43.

Blue Porches: Finding the Limits of External Validity of the Endowment Effect

CEPR Discussion Paper No. DP14772
Number of pages: 8 Posted: 28 May 2020
Gharad Bryan, Matthew Grant, Kareem Haggag, Dean S. Karlan, Dean S. Karlan, Meredith Startz, Meredith Startz and Christopher Udry
London School of Economics & Political Science (LSE) - Department of Economics, Stanford University, Carnegie Mellon University - Department of Social and Decision Sciences, Yale UniversityNorthwestern University - Kellogg School of Management, Princeton University - International Economics SectionStanford University - Department of Economics and Northwestern University
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endowment effect, External Validity, Halloween

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Gender, Agricultural Production, and the Theory of the Household

JOURNAL OF POLITICAL ECONOMY, Vol. 104, No. 6, December 1996
Posted: 13 Nov 1996
Christopher Udry
Northwestern University

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