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Celebrating Women’s Day: Eight stories of evidence-informed change for women and girls

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This International Women’s Day, we are highlighting stories of evidence-informed programs transforming the lives of women and girls globally. We hope that as you read, you see how crucial rigorous research is to each of these examples, and are inspired to put evidence at the center of your own...
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J-PAL LAC’s government partnerships: Córdoba and the path toward a culture of evidence use

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Integrating evidence into public sector decision-making is a practical challenge. It requires technical capacity, usable data, and management routines that make it possible to prioritize, learn, and adjust policies in a sustained way. In this context, the Ministry of Economy and Public Management of...
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The future of education in Africa: A conversation with J-PAL Africa's newest Scientific Advisor

Alex Eble is an associate professor of economics and education at Columbia University's Teachers College, a J-PAL affiliate, and our new Scientific Advisor for J-PAL Africa’s Education portfolio. We sat down with Alex to discuss his path into education-focused development work, his perspective on...
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Affiliate Spotlight: Jacob Wallace on strengthening Medicaid through evidence use and generation

In this Affiliate Spotlight, Jacob Wallace, Faculty Co-Director of the SCALE Lab at the Yale School of Public Health, reflects on his experience researching Medicaid, the promise of test-and-learn approaches, and his new role as Scientific Advisor of J-PAL North America's forthcoming Medicaid...
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African Scholar Spotlight: Nathaniel Olutegbe

Through our African Scholars Program, we hope to help create more opportunities for African researchers to advance the research agenda on the continent through randomized evaluations. In this spotlight, we speak with Nathaniel Olutegbe of the University of Ibadan in Nigeria.
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2026 Annual Letter from the Global Executive Director

As aid budgets contracted and scrutiny of development spending intensified, we heard a clear and urgent request from partners most affected: Tell a more compelling, concrete story of why development funding matters and how it delivers results. We responded by launching The Evidence Effect , a...
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From evidence to action in agricultural policy: What the UJALA Policy Conference revealed

Last year we launched a new J-PAL policy lab: The UM6P-J-PAL Applied Lab for Agriculture (UJALA), which generates rigorous, policy-relevant evidence to answer critical questions around small-scale agriculture and food security worldwide. The lab, launched in collaboration with OCP Africa and led by...
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Defining urban impact: Embedding data and evidence use in climate-responsive urban development

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Partnerships between city governments and research and evidence-focused institutions can help bridge the gap between urban policy, implementation, and rigorous evaluation. This is precisely where the role of learning and evaluation partners like J-PAL’s Hub of Advanced Policy Innovation for the...