By Zach Groff Taking the lead on survey development and implementation for the first time is a fulfilling but unexpectedly complicated undertaking.  We at SPI have recently rolled up our sleeves and begun work on surveys for Start Community Bank, a New Haven bank that strives to increase financial access in the Elm City.  The...

Yale Henry J Heinz II Professor of Economics Christopher Udry will be speaking about his extensive research on sub-saharan African agrarian economies this Friday, Oct.28 at 4pm in WLH 116. Check out and reply to our facebook event at http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=286146441410698. This is the first of many speaker events for the year. Find out more about Students for...

By David Kastelman IPA’s importance as a non-profit research organization derives in part from its ability to create a set of incentives distinct from the formal system of academia where most research occurs. Most saliently, IPA is ready and willing to encourage the replication of experiments, whereas replication studies don’t seem to command the same...

By Zach Groff Two weeks ago, I was curled up asleep under a mosquito net when the owner of my hostel walked over to my bed, pulled back the net, and said, “Isaac, the man who knows moneylenders is here for you!”  At the mention of my name (my name is actually Zach, but that’s...