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Research Interests
His research focuses on microeconomic issues of poverty, typically employing experimental methodologies and behavioral economics insights to examine what works, what does not, and why in interventions in sustainable income generation for those in poverty, household and entrepreneurial finance, health behavior, and charitable giving.
Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
Education/Academic qualification
Economics, PhD, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
… → 2002
Business, MBA, The University of Chicago
… → 1997
Public Policy, MPP, The University of Chicago
… → 1997
Foreign Affairs, BA, University of Virginia
… → 1990
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A 680,000-person megastudy of nudges to encourage vaccination in pharmacies
Milkman, K. L., Gandhi, L., Patel, M. S., Graci, H. N., Gromet, D. M., Ho, H., Kay, J. S., Lee, T. W., Rothschild, J., Bogard, J. E., Brody, I., Chabris, C. F., Chang, E., Chapman, G. B., Dannals, J. E., Goldstein, N. J., Goren, A., Hershfield, H., Hirsch, A., Hmurovic, J., & 26 others, Feb 8 2022, In: Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America. 119, 6, e2115126119.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Open Access5 Scopus citations -
Community-based rangeland management in Namibia improves resource governance but not environmental and economic outcomes
Coppock, D. L., Crowley, L., Durham, S. L., Groves, D., Jamison, J. C., Karlan, D., Norton, B. E. & Ramsey, R. D., Dec 2022, In: Communications Earth and Environment. 3, 1, 32.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Machine learning and phone data can improve targeting of humanitarian aid
Aiken, E., Bellue, S., Karlan, D., Udry, C. & Blumenstock, J. E., Mar 31 2022, In: Nature. 603, 7903, p. 864-870 7 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Open Access4 Scopus citations -
Social protection amidst social upheaval: Examining the impact of a multi-faceted program for ultra-poor households in Yemen
Brune, L., Karlan, D., Kurdi, S. & Udry, C., Mar 2022, In: Journal of Development Economics. 155, 102780.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
1 Scopus citations -
Tackling psychosocial and capital constraints to alleviate poverty
Bossuroy, T., Goldstein, M., Karimou, B., Karlan, D., Kazianga, H., Parienté, W., Premand, P., Thomas, C. C., Udry, C., Vaillant, J. & Wright, K. A., May 12 2022, In: Nature. 605, 7909, p. 291-297 7 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Open Access1 Scopus citations