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Dean Karlan

Global rank #362 99%

Institution: Northwestern University

Primary Field: Development (weighted toward more recent publications)

Homepage: http://www.deankarlan.com

First Publication: 2005

Most Recent: 2025

RePEc ID: pka56 ↗

Publication Scores

Scores use coauthorship adjustment: α/n credit per paper, where n = number of authors. α = 2.01: calibrated so average adjusted count equals average raw count (a zero-sum adjustment).

Period S (4x) A (2x) B (1x) C (½x) Total
Last 5 Years 1.84 5.21 1.17 0.00 18.97
Last 10 Years 3.92 10.07 5.87 0.00 42.19
All Time 12.60 19.96 11.56 0.00 102.64

Publication Statistics

Raw Publications 67
Coauthorship-Adjusted Count 45.83

Publications (67)

Year Article Journal Tier Authors
2025 Corrigendum to ‘Unpacking a multi-faceted program to build sustainable income for the very poor’ [J. Dev. Econ., 155 (2022) 102781] Journal of Development Economics A 5
2025 Estimating impact with surveys versus digital traces: Evidence from randomized cash transfers in Togo Journal of Development Economics A 5
2025 Loose knots: Strong versus weak commitments to save for education in Uganda Journal of Development Economics A 2
2024 Introduction to the journal of development economics special issue on methods and measurement Journal of Development Economics A 4
2024 Passing the message: Peer outreach about COVID-19 precautions in Zambia Journal of Development Economics A 8
2024 Big Loans to Small Businesses: Predicting Winners and Losers in an Entrepreneurial Lending Experiment American Economic Review S 3
2024 The Fading Treatment Effects of a Multifaceted Asset-Transfer Program in Ethiopia American Economic Review: Insights A 4
2024 Improving smallholder agriculture via video-based group extension Journal of Development Economics A 4
2023 How political insiders lose out when international aid underperforms: Evidence from a participatory development experiment in Ghana World Development B 4
2023 Credit Building or Credit Crumbling? A Credit Builder Loan’s Effects on Consumer Behavior and Market Efficiency in the United States The Review of Financial Studies A 6
2023 Selection Into Credit Markets: Evidence From Agriculture in Mali Econometrica S 4
2022 Unpacking a multi-faceted program to build sustainable income for the very poor Journal of Development Economics A 5
2022 Cognitive Behavioral Therapy among Ghana's Rural Poor Is Effective Regardless of Baseline Mental Distress American Economic Review: Insights A 5
2022 Social protection amidst social upheaval: Examining the impact of a multi-faceted program for ultra-poor households in Yemen Journal of Development Economics A 4
2021 Randomizing Religion: the Impact of Protestant Evangelism on Economic Outcomes* Quarterly Journal of Economics S 3
2021 Increasing Financial Inclusion in the Muslim World: Evidence from an Islamic Finance Marketing Experiment World Bank Economic Review B 3
2020 Do Information Technologies Improve Teenagers’ Sexual Education? Evidence from a Randomized Evaluation in Colombia World Bank Economic Review B 4
2020 Good identification, meet good data World Development B 4
2020 Blue Porches: Finding the limits of external validity of the endowment effect Journal of Economic Behavior and Organization B 6
2020 How can Bill and Melinda Gates increase other people's donations to fund public goods? Journal of Public Economics A 2
2019 Debt Traps? Market Vendors and Moneylender Debt in India and the Philippines American Economic Review: Insights A 3
2019 Short-term subsidies and seller type: A health products experiment in Uganda Journal of Development Economics A 4
2019 Long-Run Price Elasticities of Demand for Credit: Evidence from a Countrywide Field Experiment in Mexico Review of Economic Studies S 2
2019 Targeting Ultra-Poor Households in Honduras and Peru World Bank Economic Review B 2
2018 Unshrouding: Evidence from Bank Overdrafts in Turkey Journal of Finance A 4
2018 The Impact of Financial Education for Youth in Ghana World Development B 3
2018 The Impact of Consulting Services on Small and Medium Enterprises: Evidence from a Randomized Trial in Mexico Journal of Political Economy S 3
2018 Banking the Unbanked? Evidence from Three Countries American Economic Journal: Applied Economics A 4
2018 Price and control elasticities of demand for savings Journal of Development Economics A 2
2017 Challenges to Replication and Iteration in Field Experiments: Evidence from Two Direct Mail Shots American Economic Review S 5
2017 The effect of effectiveness: Donor response to aid effectiveness in a direct mail fundraising experiment Journal of Behavioral and Experimental Economics B 2
2017 Continued Existence of Cows Disproves Central Tenets of Capitalism? Economic Development & Cultural Change B 3
2016 CANDY ELASTICITY: HALLOWEEN EXPERIMENTS ON PUBLIC POLITICAL STATEMENTS Economic Inquiry C 2
2016 Follow the money not the cash: Comparing methods for identifying consumption and investment responses to a liquidity shock Journal of Development Economics A 3
2015 Microcredit Impacts: Evidence from a Randomized Microcredit Program Placement Experiment by Compartamos Banco American Economic Journal: Applied Economics A 3
2015 Six Randomized Evaluations of Microcredit: Introduction and Further Steps American Economic Journal: Applied Economics A 3
2015 (Ineffective) Messages to Encourage Recycling: Evidence from a Randomized Evaluation in Peru World Bank Economic Review B 4
2015 Behind the GATE Experiment: Evidence on Effects of and Rationales for Subsidized Entrepreneurship Training American Economic Journal: Economic Policy A 3
2015 The Catch-22 of External Validity in the Context of Constraints to Firm Growth American Economic Review S 2
2015 Referrals: Peer Screening and Enforcement in a Consumer Credit Field Experiment American Economic Journal: Microeconomics B 3
2015 Consulting and capital experiments with microenterprise tailors in Ghana Journal of Economic Behavior and Organization B 3
2014 Group versus individual liability: Short and long term evidence from Philippine microcredit lending groups Journal of Development Economics A 2
2014 Hey look at me: The effect of giving circles on giving Journal of Economic Behavior and Organization B 2
2014 Agricultural Decisions after Relaxing Credit and Risk Constraints Quarterly Journal of Economics S 4
2013 Profitability of Fertilizer: Experimental Evidence from Female Rice Farmers in Mali American Economic Review S 4
2013 AMBIGUOUS SOLICITATION: AMBIGUOUS PRESCRIPTION Economic Inquiry C 4
2012 List randomization for sensitive behavior: An application for measuring use of loan proceeds Journal of Development Economics A 2
2011 Adaptive Experimental Design Using the Propensity Score Journal of Business & Economic Statistics A 3
2011 Small matches and charitable giving: Evidence from a natural field experiment Journal of Public Economics A 3
2011 Small matches and charitable giving: Evidence from a natural field experiment Journal of Public Economics A 3
2011 Teaching Entrepreneurship: Impact of Business Training on Microfinance Clients and Institutions Review of Economics and Statistics A 2
2010 What's Advertising Content Worth? Evidence from a Consumer Credit Marketing Field Experiment Quarterly Journal of Economics S 5
2010 What Capital Is Missing in Developing Countries? American Economic Review S 3
2010 Microfinance Games American Economic Journal: Applied Economics A 4
2010 Put Your Money Where Your Butt Is: A Commitment Contract for Smoking Cessation American Economic Journal: Applied Economics A 3
2010 Female Empowerment: Impact of a Commitment Savings Product in the Philippines World Development B 3
2010 Expanding Credit Access: Using Randomized Supply Decisions to Estimate the Impacts The Review of Financial Studies A 2
2009 Does the Media Matter? A Field Experiment Measuring the Effect of Newspapers on Voting Behavior and Political Opinions American Economic Journal: Applied Economics A 3
2009 When curiosity kills the profits: An experimental examination Games and Economic Behavior B 2
2009 Trust and Social Collateral Quarterly Journal of Economics S 4
2008 Credit Elasticities in Less-Developed Economies: Implications for Microfinance American Economic Review S 2
2008 To deceive or not to deceive: The effect of deception on behavior in future laboratory experiments Journal of Economic Behavior and Organization B 3
2007 Community Size and Network Closure American Economic Review S 5
2007 Does Price Matter in Charitable Giving? Evidence from a Large-Scale Natural Field Experiment American Economic Review S 2
2006 Tying Odysseus to the Mast: Evidence From a Commitment Savings Product in the Philippines Quarterly Journal of Economics S 3
2005 Using Experimental Economics to Measure Social Capital and Predict Financial Decisions American Economic Review S 1
2005 Do modern forms of human capital matter in primitive economies? Comparative evidence from Bolivia Economics of Education Review B 4