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MIT Economics Professor Amy Finkelstein Is Awarded MacArthur 'Genius' Grant
Thursday, October 4, 2018
WBUR’s All Things Considered talks with Amy Finkelstein, who was recently named a MacArthur Fellow, to discuss the award and her plans going forward.
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How do you scale spirit?
Wednesday, October 17, 2018
The Teaching at the Right Level program, which J-PAL has worked to rigorously evaluate for 15 years, reaches more than six million children in India. This blog reflects on five key ingredients for scaling up this type of program. Read the full blog.
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Medicaid expansion increases voter turnout: What that means for 2020
Friday, November 9, 2018
An articles discusses the implications of a study conducted by J-PAL affiliates that found that Medicaid expansion increases voter turnout in the short term. Read the full article.
Pollution by the Numbers
Wednesday, November 28, 2018 - Project Syndicate
An op-ed about collecting detailed data on air quality references a randomized evaluation conducted by J-PAL affiliates that showed improved cookstoves in India had no effect across health outcomes.
Opinion: Where is the standardized measure of women’s empowerment?
Friday, November 9, 2018 - Devex
In this article, two development researchers discuss how to measure women’s empowerment in ways that are specific and sensitive to development interventions. Read the full story.
Medicaid expansion increases voter turnout: What that means for 2020
Friday, November 9, 2018 - Fox Business
An articles discusses the implications of a study conducted by J-PAL affiliates that found that Medicaid expansion increases voter turnout in the short term. Read the full article.
November 2018 Newsletter
Thursday, November 8, 2018
J-PAL's November newsletter features new Evidence to Policy pathways, our annual recruitment drive, an interview with J-PAL affiliate and MacArthur Fellow Amy Finkelstein, and more.
How Medicaid Expansion Could Improve Political Participation
Tuesday, November 6, 2018 - Pacific Standard
Evidence from a randomized evaluation conducted by J-PAL affiliate Amy Finkelstein suggests Oregon's Medicaid expansion boosted short-term political participation in the years immediately after the...
Opinion: India’s neglected groundwater crisis
Wednesday, October 31, 2018 - Livemint.com
An evaluation conducted by J-PAL affiliated researchers seeks to determine if limiting the electricity subsidy offered to farmers in Punjab and compensating them with a direct cash transfer for every...
Harvard economist Rohini Pande wins 2018 Carolyn Shaw Bell Award
Saturday, October 27, 2018 - National Herald India
J-PAL affiliate Rohini Pande has been named the winner of the Carolyn Shaw Bell Award, which is given annually to an individual who has furthered the status of women in the economics profession. Read...
How do you scale spirit?
Wednesday, October 17, 2018 - Brookings Institute (blog)
The Teaching at the Right Level program, which J-PAL has worked to rigorously evaluate for 15 years, reaches more than six million children in India. This blog reflects on five key ingredients for...