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Giving the poor a wodge of cash is better than dripping it out

Since 2018 the American charity GiveDirectly has been sending the equivalent of $22.50 a month to thousands of villagers in western Kenya.

Two Decades of J-PAL: Revolutionizing Development Economics Through Evidence-Based Solutions

Two decades ago, Abhijit Banerjee and Esther Duflo embarked on a mission to revolutionize development economics. Their brainchild, The Abdul Latif Jameel Poverty Action Lab (J-PAL), is now an international powerhouse of research and policy influence.

Does “food as medicine” make a big dent in diabetes?

Study of rigorous trial shows mixed results, suggests need to keep examining how nutrition can combat a pervasive disease.

The incredible benefits of chess in the classroom

Children who play chess might be better versed to take risks than their peers, as well as aiding their arithmetic and rational thinking.

What it takes to replicate a gender equality programme

Lessons from an evidence-based approach to scaling a gender equality programme across Indian states.

J-PAL North America and Results for America announce 18 collaborations with state and local governments

Organizations will support government agencies in using evidence to advance economic mobility and racial equity in the wake of Covid-19.

University of Edinburgh and the International Livestock Research Institute Renew Partnership

In order to further advance collaboration in livestock systems research, the University of Edinburgh and the International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI), a CGIAR centre, have renewed their Memorandum of Understanding, further strengthening their decades-long partnership.

3 million Floridians started college but didn’t finish. Some need a push.

Personalized interventions like dedicated completion coaches are the best way to encourage long-run behavioral changes many noncompleters need to finish their degree, said University of Toronto economist Philip Oreopoulos.