abstract:Dean Karlan is an American development economist. He is Professor of Economics at Yale UniversityYale University, Department of Economics http://www.
DeanKarlan, a professor of economics at Yale University, says consumers have to consider such issues as privacy in connecting their digital identities with their financial ones and whether they should take on more credit, as more avenues open up.
Other notable speakers include DeanKarlan of Yale and President of Innovations for Poverty Action, who reflected on how the perception of microfinance has gone from being a poverty panacea to a far humbler expectation of helping the poor cope.