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Four lessons from using a growth measurement tool for early childhood development in Indonesia

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Stunting, defined as having a substantial below-average height for one’s age, indicates a significant risk to a child's physical and developmental potential. To explore practical and effective strategies for addressing stunting in Indonesia, J-PAL Southeast Asia (SEA) collaborated with J-PAL invited...
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J-PAL LAC at 15: Diversity in motion

Research and evidence can play an important role in addressing structural gaps and inequalities that disproportionately affect minority populations in existing systems and policies. By identifying and analyzing these issues, we can help inform policy actions with greater precision and impact. To...
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Julia Guerra Fernandes, J-PAL '17, on public safety and evidence use in Brazil

The Alumni Spotlight series highlights J-PAL alumni who are making an impact across industries and around the world. Formerly a research assistant at J-PAL Latin America and the Caribbean, Julia Guerra Fernandes ‘17 now leads Leme, an organization that collaborates with governmental and non...
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Nurturing the null: Approaching research design with all possibilities in mind

In this blog post, Manasi Deshpande and Rebecca Dizon-Ross shared how they designed a multi-step evaluation to determine if their null findings were due to a failure of their research design or a flaw in their Theory of Change.
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African Scholar Spotlight: Mohammed Tanko

This post is part of our ongoing series showcasing the work and perspectives of economists from the African continent who are leading randomized evaluations. Through our African Scholars Program, we hope to help create more opportunities for African researchers to advance the research agenda on the...
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Generating evidence to advance state and local decarbonization efforts in the United States

Peter Christensen, Scientific Advisor of the J-PAL North America Environment, Energy, and Climate Change (EECC) sector, discusses the importance of rigorously evaluating decarbonization programming now, outlines the project’s work to build and execute a coordinated research agenda, and invites...
Presentation of the results of the first study funded by JOI Brazil, Stigma and Labor Supply.

J-PAL LAC at 15: Strengthening labor market policies in Brazil

To celebrate fifteen years of J-PAL’s Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC) office, we launched a new blog series titled “J-PAL LAC at 15.” In this third installment, we feature the Jobs and Opportunity Initiative Brazil (JOI Brazil), an important step in our commitment to addressing Brazil’s...
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Nurturing the null: Leveraging unexpected null results to improve case management for housing services

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Kimberly Dodds, homeless prevention program manager in King County, Washington, discusses her experience discovering that their program had null results and how they were used to improve the Youth Family Homelessness Prevention Initiative.