Bøger af Dean Karlan

A revolutionary approach to poverty that takes human irrationality into account-and unlocks the mystery of making philanthropic spending really work. American individuals and institutions spent billions of dollars to ease global poverty and accomplished almost nothing. At last we have a realistic way forward. Presenting innovative and successful development interventions around the globe, Dean Karlan and Jacob Appel show how empirical analysis coupled with the latest thinking in behavioral economics can make a profound difference. From Kenya, where teenagers reduced their risk of contracting AIDS by having more unprotected sex with partners their own age, to Mexico, where giving kids a one-dollar deworming pill boosted school attendance better than paying their families to send them, More Than Good Intentions reveals how to invest those billions far more effectively and begin transforming the well-being of the world.

The 2024 Release of Microeconomics by Dean Karlan and Jonathan Morduch is a transformative update to empower students in reshaping their world. It features a fresh print release, updated eBook/SmartBook, and enriched digital content in Connect® to allow students a seamless transition from page to screen. Karlan and Morduch's product is a champion for personal and public change, redefining economics as a tool not just for personal gain but for public and business policy betterment. It challenges students to reach conclusions on how they will improve the world, cultivating a mindset that thinks like economists. Microeconomics isn't just a textbook; it's an experience allowing students to learn how to use the power of economics to shape a world that's not just better but THEIRS. Erase boundaries between classroom and reality, with content grounded in updated empirical evidence, data, and research. Highlights include fresh insights from diverse voices to offer a broadened perspective, unique topics including game theory, behavioral econ, time/uncertainty, ADA-compliant figures redrawn to ensure accessibility for all learners and so much more.

The 2024 Release of Economics by Dean Karlan and Jonathan Morduch is a transformative update to empower students in reshaping their world. It features a fresh print release, updated eBook/SmartBook, and enriched digital content in Connect® to allow students a seamless transition from page to screen. Karlan and Morduch's product is a champion for personal and public change, redefining economics as a tool not just for personal gain but for public and business policy betterment. It challenges students to reach conclusions on how they will improve the world, cultivating a mindset that thinks like economists. Economics isn't just a textbook; it's an experience allowing students to learn how to use the power of economics to shape a world that's not just better but THEIRS. Erase boundaries between classroom and reality, with content grounded in updated empirical evidence, data, and research. Key highlights include fresh insights from diverse voices among economics researchers to offer a broadened perspective, overhauled Monetary Policy chapter, ADA-compliant figures redrawn to ensure accessibility for all learners and so much more.

A revealing look at the common causes of failures in randomized control experiments during field reseach-and how to avoid themAll across the social sciences, from development economics to political science departments, researchers are going into the field to collect data and learn about the world. While much has been gained from the successes of randomized controlled trials, stories of failed projects often do not get told. In Failing in the Field, Dean Karlan and Jacob Appel delve into the common causes of failure in field research, so that researchers might avoid similar pitfalls in future work.Drawing on the experiences of top social scientists working in developing countries, this book delves into failed projects and helps guide practitioners as they embark on their research. From experimental design and implementation to analysis and partnership agreements, Karlan and Appel show that there are important lessons to be learned from failures at every stage. They describe five common categories of failures, review six case studies in detail, and conclude with some reflections on best (and worst) practices for designing and running field projects, with an emphasis on randomized controlled trials. There is much to be gained from investigating what has previously not worked, from misunderstandings by staff to errors in data collection.Cracking open the taboo subject of the stumbles that can take place in the implementation of research studies, Failing in the Field is a valuable "e;how-not-to"e; handbook for conducting fieldwork and running randomized controlled trials in development settings.

Improve YOUR world. Dean Karlan and Jonathan Morduch's Economics 3e is built around the central concept that economics is a powerful and positive tool that students can use right now to improve their world. Economics uses examples and issues that resonate with students' experience to draw them in and frame ideas to help develop their economic intuition. - Using a balanced approach, students are able to sharpen their own understanding of topics by focusing on the data and evidence behind the effects they see. Students are equipped to understand and respond to real-life situations thought their new economic lens and challenged to decided how they will improve their world.-The third edition delivers core economic concepts along with exciting new ideas in economic though and strives to keep students engaged by confronting issues that are important in the world-This text combines a familiar curriculum with material from new research and applied areas such as finance, behavioral economics, and the political economy. Students and faculty will find content that breaks down barriers between what takes place in the classroom and what happens in our nation and our world, with applications that are driven by empirical evidence, data, and research.- Karlan and Morduch show students that economics is a tool to improve one'sown life and promote better public and business policies in the world. At the same time, this third edition challenges students to reach their own conclusions about how they will improve their world.