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Women in Data Science conference unites global community of researchers and practitioners
Wednesday, March 20, 2019
MIT Institute for Data, Systems, and Society co-hosted WiDS Cambridge, a daylong conference connecting female data scientists, including J-PAL Director Esther Duflo, across academia and industry.
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The Best Ed-Tech Research: 5 Key Lessons for Educators
Tuesday, March 12, 2019
J-PAL North America's new publication, "Will Technology Transform Education for the Better?" looks at evidence from 126 rigorous experimental studies, most of which involved randomized control trials. Here, Education Week highlights some of the key takeaways for K-12 administrators and policymakers.
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Why India Needs More Women To Contest 2019 Elections
Friday, March 15, 2019
As India gears up for its 17th general elections, Bloomberg Quint references a study conducted by J-PAL affiliates in 2017 that found women constituents were more concerned about issues like water supply and road connectivity than men.
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Scaling up good ideas is really, really hard – and we’re starting to figure out why
Monday, December 10, 2018
J-PAL affiliate Mushfiq Mobarak explains why promising programs, like Evidence Action's No Lean Season, sometimes fall apart when we try to offer them to more people. Read the full article on Vox.
Employee Wellness Programs Yield Little Benefit, Study Shows
Tuesday, April 16, 2019 - The New York Times
Workplace Wellness Programs Barely Move The Needle, Study Finds
Tuesday, April 16, 2019 - Kaiser Health News
How Well Do Workplace Wellness Programs Work?
Tuesday, April 16, 2019 - NPR
Stanford economist awarded Guggenheim Fellowship
Friday, April 12, 2019 - Stanford News
J-PAL affiliate Pascaline Dupas has been awarded a 2019 Guggenheim Fellowship.
Clinical Decision Support software may hold the key to guiding providers toward better healthcare, according to new research from MIT Sloan
Thursday, April 11, 2019 - PR News Wire
As concerns mount about the overuse of powerful and costly diagnostic imaging tests, such as CT scans and MRIs, a new study by J-PAL affiliates suggests that software designed to help doctors make...
Pakistani economist Imran Rasul honoured with prestigious European award
Tuesday, April 9, 2019 - The News
J-PAL affiliate Imran Rasul has been honoured with the prestigious Yrjö Jahnsson Award in Economics 2019.
Public disclosures help hold politicians accountable
Sunday, April 7, 2019 - Qrius
Article featuring research by J-PAL affiliates, Abhijit Banerjee and Rohini Pande, which examined the effect that publicizing politicians’ records had on electoral results in the 2012 municipal...
Bridging the gap: Study suggests huge gains from tech-aided learning
Thursday, April 4, 2019 - The Financial Express
A new study conducted by J-PAL affiliate Karthik Muralidharan shows that the greater use of technology in pedagogy could deliver substantial gains.