Failing in the Field : What We Can Learn When Field Research Goes Wrong /

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All across the social sciences, from development economics to political science departments, researchers are going into the field to collect data and learn about the world. While much has been gained from the successes of randomized controlled trials, stories of failed projects often do not get told...

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Main Authors: Karlan, Dean S. (Author), Appel, Jacob (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Princeton : Princeton University Press, [2016]
Series:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Subjects:
Experiment
Feldversuch
Fehlerverhütung
Missverständnis
Schwierigkeitsgrad
Fallstudie
Datensammlung
Lernhilfe
Research > Methodology.
Research > Evaluation.
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS > Economics > General.
REFERENCE > Questions & Answers.
Recherche > Methodologie.
Recherche > Évaluation.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Frontmatter
  • Contents
  • Introduction: Why Failures?
  • Part I. Leading Causes of Research Failures
  • 1 Inappropriate Research Setting
  • 2 Technical Design Flaws
  • 3 Partner Organization Challenges
  • 4 Survey and Measurement Execution Problems
  • 5 Low Participation Rates
  • Part II. Case Studies
  • 6 Credit and Financial Literacy Training: No Delivery Means No Impact
  • 7 Interest Rate Sensitivity: Ignoring the Elephant in the Room
  • 8 Youth Savings: Real Money Drumming up Fake People
  • 9 Poultry Loans: Trying to Fly without a Pilot
  • 10 Child Health and Business Training with Credit: No Such Thing as a Simple Study
  • 11 Bundling Credit and Insurance: Turns Out More Is Less
  • Conclusion
  • Appendix. Checklist for Avoiding Failures
  • Acknowledgments
  • Notes
  • Bibliography
  • Index

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