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July 2023 Newsletter

J-PAL introduces a new cohort of Middle East/North Africa scholars and a new public policy track in the DEDP MicroMasters program. We also shine a spotlight on J-PAL Affiliated Professor, Raquel Bernal, and discuss findings related to improving mental health and low- and middle-income contexts.

WFP and MIT's Poverty Action Lab join forces to develop innovative solutions to food security, nutrition, and resilience challenges

The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) and the Abdul Latif Jameel Poverty Action Lab (J-PAL) at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to develop innovative solutions that help build a more resilient and food secure future for...

J-PAL North America June 2023 Newsletter

J-PAL North America's June newsletter features our Health Care Evaluation Toolkit; a new Tutoring Evaluation Accelerator; and researcher-practitioner partnerships to evaluate summer youth employment programs.

Universidad del Valle de Guatemala and J-PAL LAC partner to promote evidence-based decision-making in Guatemala

Universidad del Valle de Guatemala (UVG) and the Abdul Latif Jameel Poverty Action Lab announced their partnership to promote the use and generation of evidence for the design of public policies and social programs in Guatemala.

June 2023 Newsletter

Our June 2023 Newsletter features the first of J-PAL's 20 for 20:Partner Voices blog series, the latest evidence on microcredit, and an alumni of of J-PAL and MIT’s Data, Economics, and Development Policy (DEDP) master’s program.

Young researchers pursue Nobel Prize-winning approach to alleviating poverty in Middle East and North Africa with support from new fellowship

The Abdul Latif Jameel Poverty Action Lab Middle East and North Africa at the American University in Cairo announced the first cohort of the MENA Scholars Fellowship following a highly competitive application process after the fellowship’s launch in November 2022. The MENA Scholars Fellowship will...

May 2023 North America Newsletter

J-PAL North America's May 2023 newsletter features a letter from Damon Jones, who will lead J-PAL North America’s new advisory committee in developing a strategic vision for prioritizing research that addresses racial equity, and two blog posts highlight research on racial equity by members of J-PAL...

May 2023 Newsletter

Our May 2023 newsletter features the launch of the Displaced Livelihoods Initiative, quicker climate action through innovative data, and tech for equitable early childhood development.