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Panelists at the Benin Evidence Forum

Launch of national partnership in Benin to support evidence-informed policymaking

J-PAL Africa has launched a multi-year partnership with Benin’s Ministry of Development and Coordination of Government Action to co-identify, generate, and integrate evidence into policy across the government.
Danila Sera

Affiliate Spotlight: Danila Serra on women in science and leadership

In celebration of the International Day of Women and Girls in Science on February 11, 2025, J-PAL Africa hosted an Ask Me Anything session with J-PAL affiliated professor Danila Serra on X, formerly Twitter. Below, we share highlights from this engaging conversation about her research on gender...
Headshot of Solomon Zena Walelign

African Scholar Spotlight: Dr. Solomon Zena Walelign

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...
A farmer uses a drum seeder in India

Insights from the field: Exciting new work from aspiring researchers supported by the Agricultural Technology Adoption Initiative

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  • Karin Mason
In this blog, Karin Mason, former Agriculture Program Intern at CEGA, highlights three ATAI-funded projects led by graduate students Steven Brownstone (UCSD), Piyush Gandhi (UCSC), and Iacopo Bianchi (SU).
UJALA Custom Training Program participants

Building capacity for evidence-based agricultural programs in Africa

The UM6P-J-PAL Agricultural Lab for Africa recently hosted its Custom Training Program, bringing together 37 participants from thirteen countries, including OCP Africa staff implementing smallholder farming interventions across ten African nations, to develop the skills needed to evaluate their...
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Postdoc Spotlight: Justine Knebelmann, J-PAL '24, on her research journey at J-PAL Africa

In our new postdoc alumni spotlight series, we spoke with Justine Knebelmann, J-PAL '24, about her experience as a postdoctoral researcher at J-PAL Africa
Speakers at the launch event of Launching the Jobs and Entrepreneurship in Africa Portfolio

Tackling unemployment in sub-Saharan Africa with Evidence: Launching the Jobs and Entrepreneurship in Africa Portfolio

J-PAL Africa has officially launched the Jobs and Entrepreneurship in Africa (JEA) Portfolio, which aims to identify high impact and cost-effective strategies to promote growth for small and medium enterprises as a route to job creation.
J-PAL’s 2022 summer school edition hosted at ENSEA in Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire.

Three takeaways from past participants of J-PAL Europe's summer school

J-PAL Europe interviewed six researchers from the most recent summer school. This blog post shares how they became interested in impact evaluations and what they learned from their training week.