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