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March 2026 North America Newsletter

J-PAL North America's March newsletter announces ARTEMIS—our newest offering to expand the diversity of researchers at every milestone in the pipeline, as well as an upcoming webinar in our Evidence Matters series.

Why Paying First Works: Designing Smarter Incentives to Tackle Crop Burning

Every winter, a grey haze settles over North India. Air pollution in the region cuts life expectancy by an estimated six to nine years, and seasonal agricultural fires account for a substantial share of this burden. J-PAL affiliates discuss evidence from Punjab shows that crop-burning incentives...

National study in Zambia finds a focus on teaching the basics leads to broad learning gains over time

A new national study of Zambia's Teaching at the Right Level (TaRL) program finds that helping children build foundational literacy and math skills can lead to broader learning gains over time.

Video | J-PAL's Global Executive Director Iqbal Dhaliwal on the potential of AI in tackling global challenges at the Goals House

J-PAL's Global Executive Director Iqbal Dhaliwal speaks on the potential of AI in tackling global challenges at the Goals House

Community Jameel and J-PAL Europe Renew Their Commitment to Advancing Social Inclusion in Europe

Community Jameel and the Abdul Latif Jameel Poverty Action Lab Europe (J-PAL Europe) are pleased to announce a renewed commitment to advancing social inclusion in Europe through J-PAL’s European Social Inclusion Initiative (ESII).

March 2026 Global Monthly Newsletter

In this edition of our newsletter, read about the launch of our new AI Evidence Playbook and the AI in Health Initiative, our blog celebrating Women’s Day on stories of gender evidence in action, and reconnecting children to nature through school gardens and climate education in France, and more.

Opinion | Good intentions alone won’t empower Indian women

This women's day, Sharanya Chandran and Akshara Gopalan reflect on why good intentions and increased budget allocations alone cannot empower Indian women — urging policymakers to address deep-rooted gender norms, engage men and boys, and ensure women have real autonomy and control over resources...

Video | Will AI Transform the Existing Economic Growth Model? Iqbal Dhaliwal, J-PAL, MIT | Anirudh Suri

In this episode of the AI Futures Podcast, Anirudh Suri sits down with Iqbal Dhaliwal, the Global Executive Director of MIT’s J-PAL, at the India AI Impact Summit. They explore the shift from traditional technology in development to the rapid rise of AI, focusing on how countries like India can...