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September 2018 Newsletter
Wednesday, September 5, 2018
Learn about J-PAL's new Firms sector, explore research on reducing on increasing school participation by lowering costs, enroll in the MicroMasters in Data, Economics, and Development Policy courses, and more.
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How to Tame Health Care Spending? Look for One-Percent Solutions
Monday, August 27, 2018
A blog post on The New York Times' "The Upshot" discusses research by J-PAL affiliate Amy Finkelstein that identifies long-term care hospitals as a source of waste in the US health care system.
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J-PAL North America announces new partnerships with three state and local governments
Thursday, September 6, 2018
MIT News discusses J-PAL North America’s new partnerships with three US state and local governments to evaluate promising solutions related to education, housing, and economic security.
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June 2018 Research Newsletter
Thursday, June 28, 2018
Catch up on the latest resarch from J-PAL affiliates, from take up of welfare programs in the US to the effect of increased teacher salaries in Indonesia.
Putting the family in economics
Friday, October 5, 2018 - University Affairs
An article on the growing field of family economics discusses a study conducted by J-PAL affiliate Nava Ashraf on contraceptive adoption and fertility in Zambia.
These MacArthur Fellows Are Trying to Fix American Health Care
Thursday, October 4, 2018 - Bloomberg
J-PAL affiliate Amy Finkelstein plans to use her MacArthur Fellowship award to experiment with new ideas to improve health care by eliminating systemic waste.
Amy Finkelstein, Lisa Parks win 2018 MacArthur Fellowships
Thursday, October 4, 2018 - MIT News
Amy Finkelstein, a J-PAL affiliate and Professor of Economics at MIT, has been awarded the prestigious MacArthur Fellowship, colloquially known as the “genius grant.”
MIT Economics Professor Amy Finkelstein Is Awarded MacArthur 'Genius' Grant
Thursday, October 4, 2018 - WBUR
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.
Can ‘Nudges’ Makes Students Study More? Maybe Someday
Wednesday, October 3, 2018 - Inside Higher Ed
A study conducted by J-PAL affiliate Phil Oreopoulos shows how how scholars can measure impact (or lack thereof) of educational interventions.
How to Cut Poverty Now
Tuesday, September 25, 2018 - The New York Times
A column in The New York Times’ Opinion Today newsletter discusses a study conducted by a J-PAL affiliate on the effects of an Earned Income Tax Credit program that increased the benefit for workers...
How to Tap Skilled Managers in Villages Where Chiefs Still Rule
Tuesday, September 25, 2018 - Insights by Stanford Business
J-PAL affiliate Katherine Casey and other researchers set out to study two different approaches to development in rural communities led by lifelong chiefs in Sierra Leone.
The case for investing in children has never been stronger
Friday, September 21, 2018 - Pacific Standard
An article in the Pacific Standard discusses federal spending on programs for children and examines a study conducted by J-PAL affiliates on long-term effects of the Moving to Opportunity housing...