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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 2018 2019
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Graduating the Ultra Poor in Ghana
Harvard University, Child Relief International Foundation
6/6/18 → 6/6/19
Project: Research project
Ghana
evaluation
livelihood
economy
costs
Research Output 1990 2017
7
Citations
(Scopus)
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
Nonprofit Organizations
Malawi
Ghana
Uganda
Rural Population
132
Citations
(Scopus)
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
Training Support
Sexual Partners
Health Education
Health Services
Economics
12
Citations
(Scopus)
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
Micro-enterprises
Consulting
Ghana
Experiment
Cash
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
Selection into Credit Markets: Evidence from Agriculture in Mali
Beaman, L. A., Karlan, D. S., Thuysbaert, B. & Udry, C. R., Aug 2015.Research output: Working paper