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Bulk of Jharkhand’s deleted ration cards weren’t fake, study shows

Almost 90% of ration cards deemed fake and deleted by the Jharkhand government between 2016 and 2018 actually belonged to existing, valid households, according to a new study by economists affiliated to the Abdul Latif Jameel Poverty Action Lab (J-PAL) at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology...

“Prepare to be surprised”

Iqbal Dhaliwal, global executive director of J-PAL shares important lessons he has learned over years of working with governments.

A Nobel laureate's fight against poverty

CNN
J-PAL co-founder Esther Duflo discusses her work in an interview with CNN.

MIT launches master's in data, economics, and development policy, led by Nobel laureates

MIT launches master’s in data, economics, and development policy, led by Nobel laureates. The first cohort of 22 students from 14 countries share a common ambition: harnessing data to help others.

The Limits Of Nudging: Why Can't California Get People To Take Free Money?

NPR
The Earned Income Tax Credit supplements incomes through the tax code, awarding thousands of dollars each year primarily to low-wage workers with kids. But there's a problem: a huge population of eligible workers fails to file their taxes and get the money each year. In 2018, the state of California...