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"Highly recommended."--Karen Shook, Times Higher Education

Table of Contents
Introduction: Why Failures? 1 Part I Leading Causes of Research Failures 17 1 Inappropriate Research Setting 19 2 Technical Design Flaws 29 3 Partner Organization Challenges 40 4 Survey and Measurement Execution Problems 51 5 Low Participation Rates 62 Part II Case Studies 71 6 Credit and Financial Literacy Training: No Delivery Means No Impact 73 7 Interest Rate Sensitivity: Ignoring the Elephant in the Room 84 8 Youth Savings: Real Money Drumming up Fake People 94 9 Poultry Loans: Trying to Fly without a Pilot 105 10 Child Health and Business Training with Credit: No Such Thing as a Simple Study 114 11 Bundling Credit and Insurance: Turns Out More Is Less 125 Conclusion 133 Appendix | Checklist for Avoiding Failures 138 Acknowledgments 147 Notes 149 Bibliography 153 Index 157

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      Publisher: Princeton University Press
      Publication Date: 18/10/2016
      ISBN13: 9780691161891, 978-0691161891
      ISBN10: 0691161895
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      Description

      Book Synopsis


      Trade Review
      "Highly recommended."--Karen Shook, Times Higher Education

      Table of Contents
      Introduction: Why Failures? 1 Part I Leading Causes of Research Failures 17 1 Inappropriate Research Setting 19 2 Technical Design Flaws 29 3 Partner Organization Challenges 40 4 Survey and Measurement Execution Problems 51 5 Low Participation Rates 62 Part II Case Studies 71 6 Credit and Financial Literacy Training: No Delivery Means No Impact 73 7 Interest Rate Sensitivity: Ignoring the Elephant in the Room 84 8 Youth Savings: Real Money Drumming up Fake People 94 9 Poultry Loans: Trying to Fly without a Pilot 105 10 Child Health and Business Training with Credit: No Such Thing as a Simple Study 114 11 Bundling Credit and Insurance: Turns Out More Is Less 125 Conclusion 133 Appendix | Checklist for Avoiding Failures 138 Acknowledgments 147 Notes 149 Bibliography 153 Index 157

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