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Christopher R Udry

  • 3357 Citations
1990 …2020

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Research Interests

Focuses on rural economic activity in Sub-Saharan Africa. Current research examines technological change, risk and financial markets, gender and households, property rights, psychological well-being and economic decision-making and a variety of other aspects of rural economic organization.

Education/Academic qualification

PhD, Yale University

… → 1991

Economics, BA, Swarthmore College

… → 1981

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Grants

Graduating the Ultra Poor in Ghana

Udry, C. R.

Harvard University, Child Relief International Foundation

6/6/18 → 6/6/19

Project: Research project

    • Effect of Beliefs and Gender Roles on Girls' Math Education

    Udry, C. R.

    Harvard University, Child Relief International Foundation

    5/31/18 → 1/31/20

    Project: Research project

    • Long-term impact of Graduation Program on ultra-poor in Ghana

    Udry, C. R.

    Anonymous Foundation (XI)

    5/1/18 → 10/31/19

    Project: Research project

    • Research Output

    Good identification, meet good data

    Dillon, A., Karlan, D., Udry, C. & Zinman, J., Mar 2020, In : World Development. 127, 104796.

    Research output: Contribution to journal › Comment/debate

    • Impact of savings groups on the lives of the poor

    Karlan, D., Savonitto, B., Thuysbaert, B. & Udry, C., Mar 21 2017, In : Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America. 114, 12, p. 3079-3084 6 p.

    Research output: Contribution to journal › Article

    • 20 Scopus citations

    A multifaceted program causes lasting progress for the very poor: Evidence from six countries

    Banerjee, A., Duflo, E., Goldberg, N., Karlan, D., Osei, R., Parienté, W., Shapiro, J., Thuysbaert, B. & Udry, C., May 15 2015, In : Science. 348, 6236, 1260799.

    Research output: Contribution to journal › Article

    • 176 Scopus citations

    Consulting and capital experiments with microenterprise tailors in Ghana

    Karlan, D., Knight, R. & Udry, C., Oct 1 2015, In : Journal of Economic Behavior and Organization. 118, p. 281-302 22 p.

    Research output: Contribution to journal › Article

    • 19 Scopus citations

    Financial Markets, Investment and Productivity in African Agriculture

    Udry, C. R., 2015, Africa at the Fork in the Road: Taking Off or Disappointment Once Again?. Zedillo, E., Cattaneo, O. & Wheeler, H. (eds.). Yale Center for the Study of Globalization, p. 485-494 10 p.

    Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter