Events

We host events around the world and online to share results and policy lessons from randomized evaluations, build new partnerships between researchers and practitioners, and train organizations on how to design and conduct randomized evaluations.

Upcoming Events

Participants at J-PAL's Evaluating Social Programs course in Cambridge, USA.
Workshop or Training

J-PAL/MIT Evaluating Social Programs Course, 2023

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Cambridge, MA, US
This five-day, in-person training provides an in-depth look at why and when randomized evaluations can be used to rigorously measure the impact of social programs.
Student at the board in a Teaching at the Right Level classroom in India
Conference

Science and the Fight against Poverty: How Far Have We Come in 20 Years and What's Next?

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Collège de France in Paris
This two-day colloquium will focus on how innovation and scientific evidence are driving advances in the fight against poverty.
A photo collage of three images: on the left is a woman at a job training site wearing a hard hat and safety vest; in the middle is a city bus at an intersection; on the right, young students raise their hands to respond to a teacher's question. Below the photo are the logos for J-PAL North America and Results for America.
Webinar

Information Session on LEVER Evaluation Incubator

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Live via Zoom – see registration link below
Join us to learn more about LEVER’s Evaluation Incubator opportunity!
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Course

J-PAL Africa Evaluating Social Programs Course

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Cape Town, South Africa
The J-PAL Africa Evaluating Social Programs Course will provide a thorough understanding of randomized evaluations and pragmatic step-by-step training for conducting one’s own evaluation.
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Conference

Economics of Decarbonization Working Group Inaugural Convening

50 Memorial Drive, Cambridge, MA 02142 - MIT Samberg Conference Center, Dining Rooms 3&4
J-PAL North America's Environment, Energy, and Climate Change (EECC) team is launching a series of researcher convenings with the goal of coordinating the efforts of researchers to develop a coordinated evidence base (experimental and non-experimental) that will inform carbon mitigation efforts in...
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Conference

What Works To Reduce Poverty: 10 years of research and evidence-based policy to advance economic mobility

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MIT Samberg Center, Cambridge, MA
Bringing together policymakers, practitioners, and researchers from around the country, J-PAL North America is celebrating 10 years of catalyzing policy-relevant research with a celebratory two-day event.

Past Events

womensurvey
Webinar

Ferramentas práticas para integração de gênero no monitoramento e avaliação de programas

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Online
Painel de discussão apresentando duas ferramentas práticas para integrar a perspectiva de gênero na avaliação de políticas e programas, a Ferramenta de Avaliação Rápida de Resultados em Igualdade de Gênero e Empoderamento de Mulheres da ONU Mulheres e a versão em português do Guia Prático para Medir...
encuesta siendo completada
Webinar

Evaluación para [email protected], recursos y aplicaciones para la sociedad civil y el sector privado

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En vivo via Zoom
Tres organizaciones con experiencia en monitoreo, evaluación y educación compartiremos nuestra experiencia usando recursos y aplicaciones de monitoreo y evaluación de libre acceso para la sociedad civil y el sector privado.
Mujer cocinando en un puesto
Workshop or Training

Curso en línea: Evaluaciones de impacto, uso de evidencia y agencia de las mujeres

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Zoom
Notepads with J-PALs logo
Other

J-PAL: La Economía como herramienta para combatir la pobreza

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Campus San Joaquín, Edificio Sala de Clase Las Pataguas (Administración Pública), Sala híbrida AP301
En 2023 J-PAL cumple veinte años combatiendo la pobreza de la mano de la evidencia científica. Con el fin de dar a conocer la misión de la institución, la oficina de J-PAL para Latinoamérica y el Caribe y el Instituto de Economía de la Universidad Católica llevarán a cabo un encuentro con la...
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Webinar

DEDP webinar: Your path to a credential in the MITx MicroMasters® Program

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Live via Zoom
Join us for a sixty-minute webinar about the MicroMasters® program in Data, Economics, and Development Policy (DEDP) to learn more about the program and ask questions in a live Q&A session!
In Foca Izmir, Turkey a Syrian refugee woman works in the production of sun-dried tomatoes.
Webinar

Displaced Livelihoods Initiative (DLI): Policymaker and Practitioner Information Session

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Live via Zoom
The Displaced Livelihoods Initiative (DLI) hosted a policymaker and practitioner information session on May 10, 2023 at 9am ET.
Mujer lidera una manifestación
Webinar

Importancia de la evidencia para el diseño y mejora de programas que favorecen la agencia de las mujeres

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Live via Zoom
En el evento se presentará tanto la relevancia de identificar el efecto de las políticas públicas como evidencia de programas que han tenido impacto en distintas dimensiones de la vida de las mujeres y sus comunidades (económicas, laborales, educativas, de salud, movilidad) que son de relevancia...
Students sitting at desks
Webinar

Webinar series: Preparing for Graduate Study Abroad for African Students

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Virtual
J-PAL Africa is holding a webinar series for African students who would like to pursue graduate study in Economics, Public Policy, or related fields in North America or Europe. The webinars are spread throughout the year and aim to provide comprehensive information to African students on what...