J-PAL Latinoamérica y el Caribe | The Abdul Latif Jameel Poverty Action Lab

J-PAL Latinoamérica y el Caribe (LAC) es un centro de investigación que busca reducir la pobreza y mejorar la calidad de vida de los habitantes de América Latina y el Caribe, creando evidencia de lo que realmente funciona. Nuestros académicos afiliados miden el impacto de programas a través de evaluaciones aleatorizadas, y luego utilizamos lo aprendido para influir en el diseño de las políticas públicas.

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Existen 143 evaluaciones aleatorizadas, finalizadas o en curso, implementadas en Latinoamérica y el Caribe.

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New J-PAL Report: Creating a Culture of Evidence Use in Latin America

Our new J-PAL report, “Creating a Culture of Evidence Use: Lessons from J-PAL’s Government Partnerships in Latin America,” sheds light on the many paths from evidence to improved policy in government.

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Los co-fundadores de J-PAL Abhijit Banerjee y Esther Duflo recibieron el Premio Nobel de Economía

Los co-fundadores del Abdul Latif Jameel Poverty Action Lab (J-PAL), Abhijit Banerjee y Esther Duflo, y el profesor afiliado de J-PAL, Michael Kremer, recibieron el Premio en Ciencias Económicas en memoria de Alfred Nobel 2019. El premio fue otorgado “por su aproximación experimental al alivio de la pobreza global”.

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Transitioning from a classroom to an online video conference is challenging for everyone involved—teachers must make extra effort to engage students effectively, and students in turn have to make an extra effort to stay engaged amid distractions at home. In developing the MicroMasters in Data, Economics, and Development Policy, we’ve tried different approaches to online education and identified key lessons essential for keeping students engaged and learning: j-p.al/y0s

April 6th
As of March 17, J-PAL has suspended all research activities that involve in-person interactions in order to limit the spread of COVID-19. Drawing on expertise from across our network, our Research and Training team has compiled best practices on transitioning from in-person surveys to online or phone-based surveys. Access these resources and a full recording of a webinar with J-PAL Africa Scientific Director Tavneet Suri on adapting to phone surveys here: https://j-p.al/1cc03

March 31st
At J-PAL, our absolute priority is the safety of our staff, students, researchers, partners, and research participants. Our Global Executive Director Iqbal Dhaliwal outlined the measures we are taking to respond to the COVID-19 pandemic in a letter to affiliates and staff: https://j-p.al/covid19

March 18th
How do you know if your organization is achieving its intended impact? Join us in Cambridge, MA, USA for a five-day in-person course that equips participants with resources and knowledge to engage with impact evaluations of social programs. The course provides an in-depth look at why and when randomized evaluations can be used to rigorously measure social impact, methods and considerations for their design and implementation, and how findings can inform evidence-based policies and programs. Lectures and case studies use real-world examples to prepare participants to apply learning at their home organizations. The course covers both the technical design and pragmatic considerations of measuring impact with a randomized evaluation. Applications will be accepted until April 17, 2020. However, we encourage candidates to apply at their earliest convenience, as space is limited and applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis. Apply today! https://j-p.al/2020ESP

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Measuring the impact of information on mayors' policy decisions: Evidence from Brazil

In recent decades, we’ve seen enormous growth in the number of program…

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Government partnerships for the design of evidence-based policies in education in Latin America

Despite large advances in school enrollment over the last decade,…

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New J-PAL Report: Creating a Culture of Evidence Use in Latin America

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Translating global evidence on violence prevention to the Mexican context

The Latin America region suffers disproportionately from criminal violence…

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Affiliate Spotlight: Craig McIntosh on engines for economic mobility

Craig…

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