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Research Webinar with Annie Duflo and Jessica Kiessel

Join J-PAL and IPA for our next research webinar presenting on a large-scale evaluation of the Ghana Government’s Teacher Community Assistant Initiative (TCAI).

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New Policy Bulletin: Where Credit is Due

Seven randomized evaluations from around the world show that microcredit does not have a transformative impact on poverty, but it can give low-income households more freedom in optimizing the ways they make money, consume, and invest.

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Environmental auditors in Gujarat, India
Gujarat adopts reforms after impact study shows they reduce pollution

Regulators approved the reforms after collaborating with J-PAL affiliates on a pilot experiment that showed more accurate audit reports and lower pollution emissions.

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J-PAL's mission is to reduce poverty by ensuring that policy is informed by scientific evidence.

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Running Randomized Evaluations
Running Randomized Evaluations

A practical guide to running randomized evaluations from J-PAL's Executive Director Rachel Glennerster and Kudzai Takavarasha

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News

If you read one thing about microfinance, read this
March 3 - Washington Post Blog

A summary of the findings outlined in J-PAL and IPA's microcredit policy bulletin.

Harvard prof looks at equality of opportunity
March 3 - The Brown Daily Herald

At a recent panel discussion featuring his work, J-PAL affiliate Raj Chetty spoke about inequality of...

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