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Understanding environmental challenges in Indonesia: The importance of collaboration, evidence, and context

To further support the Government of Indonesia's important work building climate resilience and a sustainable environment, J-PAL Southeast Asia held a conference on October 25, 2022, to bring together policymakers and practitioners in the field.
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Tutorías remotas: una solución prometedora para acelerar aprendizajes

Durante la pandemia de Covid-19, la tutoría remota surgió como una posible solución a los desafíos educativos derivados del cierre masivo de escuelas. Apenas estamos teniendo un primer vistazo de las consecuencias de la pandemia en los resultados de los estudiantes, y no se ve bien.
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Announcing J-PAL’s Science for Progress Initiative

SfPI is part of a broader effort to equip the scientific ecosystem with the capabilities needed to apply the scientific method to itself—to create, in other words, a practice of “metascience.” Under SfPI, J-PAL will apply the methodological approach of randomized evaluation to the practice of...
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¿Cómo conservar mejor la Amazonía? Preguntas abiertas para evaluaciones aleatorizadas

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La selva amazónica, que cubre más de nueve países de América Latina, tiene un papel esencial en el medio ambiente y el clima. ¿Qué políticas son las más efectivas para protegerla y reducir su deforestación? El artículo propone algunas preguntas para evaluaciones aleatorizadas.
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Reflexiones sobre un año trabajando por la igualdad de género en Latinoamérica y el Caribe

Una de las prioridades de J-PAL Latinoamérica y el Caribe (LAC) es acelerar el crecimiento de evidencia rigurosa sobre enfoques efectivos para promover la igualdad de género en la región. A medida que nos acercamos al final del año 2022, presentamos algunas reflexiones sobre las lecciones aprendidas...
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Can digital IDs transform service delivery in sub-Saharan Africa? Reflections from Tavneet Suri

Digital IDs have the potential to transform the delivery of social protection programs and other government services in sub-Saharan Africa through better targeting and reduced leakages. In this podcast, Tavneet Suri, professor of Applied Economics at MIT Sloan School of Management and co-chair of J...
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Energy poverty in Europe: Using evidence to address an urgent challenge

The impacts of Covid-19, coupled with the war in Ukraine, have made households in Europe more susceptible to energy poverty, particularly as people are bracing themselves for the cold winter months to come. Yet, income losses during the pandemic and rising energy prices in response to European...
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Gender norms and women's work: Reflecting on current evidence and policy opportunities

While the challenges women face in entering and remaining in the labor market are not new, they have worsened in the wake of the pandemic. One of the barriers to women’s economic empowerment and labor market participation is restrictive gender norms relating to the acceptability of women working...