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May 2018 Newsletter
Thursday, May 10, 2018
J-PAL announces new library of Policy Insights, a partnership to expand access to higher education for refugees, and more.
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For Sustained Cleanliness, Cities Need Tested Sanitation Solutions
Thursday, April 19, 2018
J-PAL South Asia Senior Policy Manager Gautam Patel discusses an ongoing evaluation of an urban sanitation project in Odisha, India.
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April 2018 Research Newsletter
Friday, April 27, 2018
Read up on new research from J-PAL affiliates on environmental regulation in India, productivity in Malawian labor markets, and more.
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Video: To help students, start by informing parents
Friday, March 16, 2018
J-PAL affiliate Rebecca Dizon-Ross discusses her research from Malawi on providing parents with information on their children’s academic performance.
Brookings created a blueprint to help countries around the world radically transform education
Monday, May 21, 2018 - Quartz
Brookings' new book on education innovations discusses an educational technology called Mindspark, which J-PAL affiliates evaluated and found to be effective.
Two studies point to the power of teacher-student relationships to boost learning
Monday, May 21, 2018 - Hechinger Report
An evaluation by J-PAL affiliate Roland Fryer suggests that having teachers specialize by subject has negative effects on student behavior and performance.
J-PAL boosts refugee education
Sunday, May 20, 2018 - Arab News
J-PAL and ReACT are partnering to provide access for selected refugees to the online MicroMasters program in Data, Economics and Development Policy (DEDP).
May 2018 Newsletter
Thursday, May 10, 2018 - J-PAL
J-PAL announces new library of Policy Insights, a partnership to expand access to higher education for refugees, and more.
For food-aid recipients, information is power
Wednesday, May 9, 2018 - MIT News
Research by J-PAL affiliates finds that distributing a simple card explaining a government aid program leads to poor villagers in Indonesia receiving more of the subsidized rice they are entitled to.
What a Difference a Year (with a Consultant) Makes
Wednesday, May 2, 2018 - KelloggInsight
A study in Mexico by J-PAL affiliated researchers found that consultants helped small to medium-size businesses expand.
Abdul Latif Jameel Poverty Action Lab at MIT to expand refugees’ access to higher education
Wednesday, May 2, 2018 - Abdul Latif Jameel
J-PAL is teaming up with MIT’s Refugee Action (ReACT) initiative to provide access for selected refugees to the online MicroMasters program in Data, Economics and Development Policy (DEDP).
Empowering refugees worldwide by providing tools for social change
Tuesday, May 1, 2018 - MIT News
J-PAL partners with the MIT Refugee Action Hub (ReACT) to bring the MITx MicroMasters program in data, economics, and development policy (DEDP) to refugee learners.