Poor but rational

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Teaching Entrepreneurship: Impact of Business Training on Microfinance Clients and Institutions (2011, background): “This calls into the question the ‘‘poor but rational’’ view that microentrepreneurs maximize profits subject to their financial constraints (Yunus, 1999; Duflo, 2006).”
Economic Decision-Making in Poverty Depletes Behavioral Control (2011, background): “Bertrand, Mullainathan, and Shafir (2004), Duflo (2006), and Hall (2008) all have recently proposed interactions between poverty and “behavioral” decision-making.”
Growth Theory through the Lens of Development Economics (2004, unknown): “(2004)]? Do poor people take advantage of savings products with commitment options in the Philippines [Ashraf, Karlan and Yin (2004)]? What prevents people from doing a small action that would lead them to a high return [Duflo et al. (2003)]? What factors (deadline, framing, etc.”
Theories of the Causes of Poverty (2018, background): “There have been several handbooks (Banerjee et al. 2006, Brady & Burton 2016, Jefferson 2012, Lohmann & Marx 2018) and review articles on aspects of poverty (Desmond&Western 2018,Hoynes et al. 2006,McEwen&McEwen 2017, Sawhill 1988).”