Topic: Dean Karlan
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The bad – and good – news on microcredit
Making tiny loans to the poor may not create successful new businesses as often as once hoped. But it provides an unexpected benefit by supplying cash for other crucial needs such as schooling, health care – even food.
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Microfinance works, even without a Hollywood ending
Contrary to the hype, microfinance doesn't help everyone – and microfinance loans sometimes go for personal needs, not a business. But that's OK.
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Opinion: You vs. temptation: Why self-control has gotten so hard
Human nature hasn't changed, but the ease of indulgence – from food to credit cards to the Internet – has. The good news is that we can outsmart our impulses.
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