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The National Science Foundation discusses the power of randomized control trials (RCTs) in determining causality for poverty alleviation strategies. The author points to RCTs conducted by J-PAL-affiliated researchers as examples of this.

Nobel Laureate and J-PAL co-founder Abhijit Banerjee discusses the benefit of giving money to low-income communities as a way of decreasing poverty.

The New York Times summarized Nobel Laureate and J-PAL co-founder Esther Duflo's interview about climate change and inequality at The New York Times Climate Forward event.

Nobel laureate and J-PAL co-founder Esther Duflo spoke with Channel News Asia about the benefits of direct cash transfer programs in reducing poverty.

Urvashi Wattal, senior policy manager at J-PAL South Asia, and Moulshri Mohan, former policy manager at J-PAL South Asia, discuss the importance of implementing research-informed policies when it comes to improving India's healthcare system. Wattal and Mohan pointed to three J-PAL randomized control...

Nurina Merdikawati, a postdoctoral research fellow at J-PAL Southeast Asia, and Sarah Xue Dong argue that investment in affordable childcare, transport, and Internet infrastructure will increase Indonesian women's access to the labor market.

In Mint, Veddis Foundation CEO Murugan Vasudevan discusses the Veddis Foundation's collaborations with J-PAL to spur the adoption of evidence-informed policy in India.