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Building evidence, advancing policy, and impacting lives at the state and local level

In February 2019, J-PAL North America hosted Building Evidence, Advancing Policy, Impacting Lives, - the third annual convening of J-PAL’s State and Local Innovation Initiative - to bring government leaders together on MIT’s campus. Together with academic researchers, funders, and research...

Announcing the Innovation in Government Initiative

Today we are announcing J-PAL’s Innovation in Government Initiative (IGI). IGI’s mission is to work with governments to adapt, pilot, and scale evidence-informed innovations with the potential to improve the lives of millions of people living in poverty in developing countries.

Committing to a randomized evaluation: The scariest and smartest thing we ever did

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  • Shane DeRolf
My name is Shane DeRolf. I am the founder and CEO of Big Word Club, a digital learning company committed to improving the vocabularies of every kid in America. It all started about 25 years ago when I quit my job to pursue a dream. That dream was to create great media that helped kids think, learn...
Creating a culture of evidence use in Latin America | J-PAL report

New J-PAL Report: Creating a Culture of Evidence Use in Latin America

Our new J-PAL report, “Creating a Culture of Evidence Use: Lessons from J-PAL’s Government Partnerships in Latin America,” sheds light on the many paths from evidence to improved policy in government.

Recap of Financial Inclusion Week Twitter chat: Getting digital inclusion right

Financial inclusion is on the rise, but 1.7 billion adults around the world still remain unbanked – can digital finance close help close the gap? As part of Financial Inclusion Week 2018, J-PAL Finance sector and CEGA's Digital Credit Observatory hosted a Twitter Chat to discuss this question and...

Moving from evidence to policy change

Evidence to Policy pathways and case studies explore how J-PAL affiliated researchers and staff, along with government and NGO partners, have drawn on evidence produced by randomized evaluations to inform policy changes around the world.