Events
Latin America & the Caribbean, Workshop or Training
Diplomado en Evaluación de Impacto de Programas y Políticas Públicas 2018
Hosted by: Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile
17 April 2018 to 27 November 2018
| Santiago de Chile Actualmente es poco lo que se sabe en relación a qué políticas realmente funcionan para contrarrestar la problemática para la cual fueron implementadas. ¿Cómo generar entonces conocimiento sobre las políticas que realmente funcionan para reducir la pobreza, y aprender de ello para tomar mejores decisiones de política pública?
Latin America & the Caribbean, Workshop or Training
Curso Incubadora de Evaluaciones de Impacto de Programas de Empleo Juvenil
Hosted by: J-PAL LAC
25 June 2018 to 29 June 2018
| Santiago, Chile Conoce la evidencia más reciente de programas de empleo juvenil y trabaja en el diseño de una evaluación de impacto de tu propio programa con el apoyo experto de J-PAL.
Europe, Dissemination
Conference: How to Educate the World?
Hosted by: Paris School of Economics
26 June 2018 | Paris, France
There have been tremendous gains in school enrollment in developing countries over the last decades, but school quality is lagging behind. Too many children leave schools having learnt very little. In this conference we will discuss the roots of this failure, and what can be done about it.
Latin America & the Caribbean, Dissemination
Conferencia Tecnologías en Educación: ¿Cómo pueden mejorar el aprendizaje? Lecciones para América Latina y el Caribe.
Hosted by: Universidad Siglo 21
28 June 2018 to 29 June 2018
| Centro Universitario Siglo 21. Av. Libertador 107, Vicente López, Buenos Aires, Argentina. Ver agenda Inscripción obligatoria. Gratuita. Cupos limitados Seguilo en vivo:
Europe, Dissemination
Conférence "Le printemps de l’évaluation"
Hosted by: Le groupe de travail sur les moyens de contrôle et d’évaluation de l’Assemblée nationale
28 June 2018 | Paris, France
A l'Assemblée Nationale, le groupe de travail sur les moyens de contrôle et d'évaluation organise "Le printemps de l’évaluation", en partenariat avec différentes institutions, dont J-PAL Europe. Esther Duflo prononcera le discours introductif de cette conférence, et plusieurs chercheurs affiliés à J-PAL interviendront pour présenter leurs travaux.
South Asia, Dissemination
J-PAL Executive Education: Evaluating Social Programs, South Asia 2018
Hosted by: J-PAL South Asia
16 July 2018 to 20 July 2018
| Vivanta by Taj Ambassador, New Delhi, India This five-day in-person training gives participants a thorough understanding of why and when researchers and policymakers might choose to conduct randomized evaluations and how randomized evaluations are designed in real-world settings.
Africa, Workshop or Training
J-PAL/IPA Executive Education: Evaluating Social Programs, Uganda 2018
Hosted by: J-PAL Africa, IPA Uganda
6 August 2018 to 10 August 2018
| Kampala, Uganda This five-day in-person training gives participants a thorough understanding of why and when researchers and policymakers might choose to conduct randomized evaluations and how randomized evaluations are designed in real-world settings.
North America, Workshop or Training
U.S. Health Care Delivery Initiative Workshop
Hosted by: J-PAL North America
21 June 2018 to 22 June 2018
| Cambridge, MA, USA This 1.5 day in-person workshop is an interactive training session on randomized evaluations and provides an opportunity for health care practitioners and policymakers to meet with researchers.
North America, Workshop or Training
J-PAL Executive Education: Evaluating Social Programs, US 2018
Hosted by: J-PAL Global and North America
11 June 2018 to 15 June 2018
| MIT Cambridge, MA, USA This five-day in-person training gives participants a thorough understanding of why and when researchers and policymakers might choose to conduct randomized evaluations and how randomized evaluations are designed in real-world settings.
Europe, Dissemination
New Frontiers: Policy Lessons from Randomized Evaluations in Governance, Conflict, and Corruption
Hosted by: J-PAL Global, Innovations for Poverty Action, UK Department for International Development
6 June 2018 | Royal United Services Institute, 61 Whitehall, Westminster, London
Researchers from the Abdul Latif Jameel Poverty Action Lab (J-PAL) and Innovations for Poverty Action (IPA) will discuss field research on what works to improve governance and address conflict and corruption in low-income countries.
South Asia, Workshop or Training
Measurement and Survey Design Course 2018
Hosted by: J-PAL South Asia, CLEAR South Asia
28 May 2018 to 30 May 2018
| India Habitat Centre, New Delhi, India Survey instruments are one of the most commonly used tools for collecting primary data from individuals and groups. Several factors need to be considered during the design and implementation phases to ensure that data collected through survey instruments is reliable and accurate.
Latin America & the Caribbean, Dissemination
¿Qué funciona para mejorar el empleo juvenil?
Hosted by: J-PAL LAC
3 May 2018 | Webinar
North America, Dissemination
Making Donor Dollars Count: GiveWell's Approach to Selecting Charities
4 April 2018 | MIT Building 32, Room 141 and webcast live
Video of Elie Hassenfeld: Making Donor Dollars Count
Southeast Asia, Workshop or Training
J-PAL Executive Education: Evaluating Social Programs, SEA 2018
Hosted by: J-PAL Southeast Asia
13 March 2018 to 15 March 2018
| Jakarta, Indonesia Evaluating Social Programs is J-PAL’s flagship executive education course. The two-day course provides participants with an introduction to randomized evaluations and when they can be used strategically in program or policy evaluation. An optional third day is open to participants who wish to understand the pragmatic considerations involved in conducting a randomized evaluation.