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Celebrating a J-PAL milestone

J-PAL has just reached a milestone: we now have over 1,000 researchers in our network. Each and every one of these researchers are central to our mission of improving lives through evidence.
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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
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DEDP learners spotlight: Hasto Narendra and Farhan Husain's path to development

In 2024, J-PAL Southeast Asia (SEA) welcomed two new staff members from the Data, Economics, and Design of Policy (DEDP) MicroMasters community. Both Hasto and Farhan come from diverse fields outside economics, yet they share a common passion: to pivot their career paths and explore meaningful work...
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Affiliate Spotlight: Sarah Baird on global health and the value of multidisciplinary approaches

In this Affiliate Spotlight, learn more about Sarah Baird's work on the microeconomics of health and education in low- and middle-income countries, with an emphasis on gender and youth.
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Scaling effective solutions for economic opportunity: Insights from Results for America’s Economic Mobility Catalog

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This blog discusses the Economic Mobility Catalog, a tool for boosting effective anti-poverty policies by featuring evidence-backed pathways to economic mobility via synthesized research, implementation best practices, and case studies.
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How can we support workers in their search for quality jobs?

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Some of the challenges faced by job seekers include geographic and financial constraints, lack of information about the job market, difficulties in communicating their skills, and behavioral biases. Given this context, what policies can help them find quality jobs?
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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.