Giving credit where it is due
By: [by] Abhijit Banerjee [and] Esther Duflo
Contributors: Duflo, Esther, 1972-; Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Dept. of Economics
Series: Working paper series / Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Economics -- working paper 10-3; Working paper (Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Dept. of Economics) -- no. 10-03.
Publisher: Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Economics
Published: 2010
Place of publication: Cambridge, MA
Language: eng
Number of pages: 28
Description: This paper shows how the productive interplay of theory and experimental work has furthered our understanding of credit markets in developing countries. Descriptive facts motivated a body of theory, which in turned motivated experiments designed to test it. Results from these experiments reveal both the success and the limits of the theory, prompting new work to refine it. We argue that the literature on credit can be a template research in other domains. Keywords: Credit Markets, Field Experiments. JEL Classifications: O16, C93.
Notes: "March 12, 2010."

Includes bibliographical references (p. 21-25).

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