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Mobile money may help lift people out of poverty

Mobile money services, which allow users to store and exchange monetary values via mobile phone, may help lift people in developing economies out of poverty, a new study led by an Indian origin researcher suggests.

Opinion: Reversing losses in learning after Covid

The pandemic wreaked havoc on education. But a new study shows severe learning losses can be reversed, even if partially, by keeping schools open and pushing after-school remediation schemes, which can be helpful for marginalised students.

Nobel laureate Kremer led research shows India’s Jal Jeevan Mission could save 1.36 lakh under-5 lives

Meta-analysis suggests water treatment is among the most cost-effective ways to reduce child mortality

Data can strengthen democratic systems

A successful democracy provides men and women equal opportunities for representation.

India Must Improve Its Standard of Care To Achieve Universal Healthcare

Urvashi Wattal, senior policy manager at J-PAL South Asia, and Moulshri Mohan, former policy manager at J-PAL South Asia, discuss the importance of implementing research-informed policies when it comes to improving India's healthcare system. Wattal and Mohan pointed to three J-PAL randomized control...

Charcha 2022: Philanthropy can accelerate evidence-informed policymaking

In Mint, Veddis Foundation CEO Murugan Vasudevan discusses the Veddis Foundation's collaborations with J-PAL to spur the adoption of evidence-informed policy in India.

Odisha to introduce gender equality programme in over 20,000 govt. schools

Times Now wrote about a partnership between the Department of School and Mass Education in Odisha, Breakthrough, and the Abdul Latif Jameel Poverty Action Lab (J-PAL) South Asia to introduce gender equity in school curriculum.

J-PAL Expands Evidence-to-Policy Government Partnerships to Fight Poverty Worldwide in Collaboration with Community Jameel, Co-Impact

In August, we announced a significant expansion of our efforts to forge evidence-to-policy partnerships with innovative-minded governments seeking to use rigorous research to inform their social policies and programs.