Failing in the field : what we can learn when field research goes wrong / Dean Karlan and Jacob Appel.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Karlan, Dean S., author.

Appel, Jacob, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Research--Methodology.

Research.

Research--Evaluation.

Physical Description:

viii, 164 pages ; 23 cm

Place of Publication:

Princeton : Princeton University Press, [2016]

Contents:

Part I Leading Causes of Research Failures 17

1 Inappropriate Research Setting 19

2 Technical Design Flaws 29

3 Partner Organization Challenges 40

4 Survey and Measurement Execution Problems 51

5 Low Participation Rates 62

Part II Case Studies 71

6 Credit and Financial Literacy Training: No Delivery Means No Impact 73

7 Interest Rate Sensitivity: Ignoring the Elephant in the Room 84

8 Youth Savings: Real Money Drumming up Fake People 94

9 Poultry Loans: Trying to Fly without a Pilot 105

10 Child Health and Business Training with Credit: No Such Thing as a Simple Study 114

11 Bundling Credit and Insurance: Turns Out More Is Less 125.

Notes:

Includes index.

ISBN:

9780691161891

0691161895

OCLC:

942707356

Publisher Number:

99969467920