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Two of the most fundamental necessities for human survival are under stress today: clean air and water. To fight this pressing problem, J-PAL, with Community Jameel, has launched the Air and Water Labs with government partners in Africa, MENA, and South Asia. Together, these labs aim to improve...

J-PAL’s updated Policy Insight reviews strategies to improve information dissemination to help farmers make optimal production decisions and investments to improve their livelihoods.

En esta serie de entradas de blog sobre los Campeones de Evidencia , J-PAL North America está otorgando reconocimientos a personas de nuestra red que contribuyeron de forma extraordinaria en el ámbito de la formulación de políticas basadas en evidencia. Este artículo destaca la labor de Gustavo J...

In this Evidence Champion series, J-PAL North America is recognizing individuals in our network who have made extraordinary contributions to the field of evidence-based policymaking. This piece features the work of Carrie S. Cihak, our inaugural partner recipient. Carrie is the evidence and impact...

In part five of J-PAL North America’s ten-year anniversary blog series, we distill key lessons on how to bridge the gap from research to policy to action.

In part four of J-PAL North America’s ten-year anniversary blog series, we discuss how credible evidence from randomized evaluations is informative in identifying effective strategies to reduce poverty, regardless of the impact estimate.

In part three of J-PAL North America’s ten-year anniversary blog series, we distill key lessons on the effective collaboration between researchers and practitioners needed to build an evidence base on poverty reduction strategies.

In part two of J-PAL North America’s ten-year anniversary blog series, we dive into study design and implementation and look at past studies to distill key lessons on ensuring rigorous research design and effective implementation to build an evidence base on poverty reduction strategies.