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November 2025 North America Newsletter

J-PAL North America's November newsletter features a new blog post on interpreting results from the Baby's First Years study, a feature on our 2025 Research Staff Training, and our recent Evidence Matters Convening in Seattle, WA.

Sheikha Moza awards WISE Prize for Education winners as WISE 12 concludes

A total of three winners of WISE Prize for Education 2024-2025 were announced at the closing session of the World Innovation Summit for Education (WISE 12), where Nobel Laureate and J-PAL co-founder Abhijit Banerjee addressed the closing session, noting that with artificial intelligence and with the...

Introducing the MIT-GE Vernova Climate and Energy Alliance

MIT and GE Vernova launched the MIT-GE Vernova Energy and Climate Alliance on Sept. 15, a collaboration to advance research and education focused on accelerating the global energy transition.

November 2025 Global Monthly Newsletter

In this edition of our newsletter, we highlight the latest on AI for social good, J-PAL’s engagement at COP30, and evidence on Housing First in the United States. Explore these updates to see how rigorous research continues to inform policy and improve lives.

Mizoram minister launches project to tackle violence against women

Mizoram social welfare, women, and child development minister inaugurated the Gender Based Violence Solve project, jointly taken up with J-PAL South Asia

October 2025 LAC Quarterly Newsletter

J-PAL Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC) is working in Guatemala to structure a new initiative focused on early childhood development, Growing Futures. The office is also releasing a new Evidence to Policy piece on Mexico City’s Women’s Secretariat (SEMUJERES)' evidence use in the fight against...

Life’s Work: An Interview with Esther Duflo

Esther Duflo talks to the Harvard Business Review about why she became an economist, how she and her colleagues popularized the use of randomized controlled trials in their field, which tools and interventions have shown success in reducing poverty, and the role of public-private collaboration in...

Can AI make the poor world richer?

It promises a level playing field. So have past technologies.