The Abdul Latif Jameel Poverty Action Lab

Notre mission consiste à lutter contre la pauvreté en veillant à ce que les politiques sociales s'appuient sur des preuves scientifiques.

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Addressing inequalities in women’s work: J-PAL launches Gender and Economic Agency Initiative

Women face even greater challenges to labor force participation than usual due to the pandemic. J-PAL’s new Gender and Economic Agency Initiative (GEA) launches to support innovative research on strategies to promote women’s work and enhance women’s economic agency.

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Should government payments be digitized?

Many countries in Africa have digitized government-to-person (G2P) payments, which has proven particularly useful during the COIVD-19 pandemic. But while there has been much progress on the spread of digital payments, we still have little evidence about how to effectively design policies to maximize...

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J-PAL and King Philanthropies launch the King Climate Action Initiative to design, test, and scale solutions at the nexus of climate change and poverty

Cambridge, MA—A $25 million gift will underpin a new initiative to combat both climate change and poverty through scalable, evidence-based policy solutions, the Abdul Latif Jameel Poverty Action Lab (J-PAL) at MIT and King Philanthropies announced today. The new King Climate Action Initiative (K-CAI) will conduct research to design and test interventions, and will work with decision makers to catalyze scaling of the highest-impact solutions.

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Launching J-PAL’s newest regional office in the Middle East and North Africa

J-PAL MENA will support the region’s development priorities, including COVID-19 response and recovery. J-PAL MENA's Scientific Directors and Interim Executive Director lay out their vision for the office in this letter.

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Agroforestry may have promising benefits for the environment and farmers, but low adoption rates are a common challenge. Researchers partnered with Shared Value Africa Initiative and Dunavant Cotton Ltd. to investigate the effects of subsidies on take-up and financial rewards on follow-through. Read about the findings and possible policy implications: https://j-p.al/2a3

January 14th
J-PAL was not immune to the many downsides of the Great Lockdown, but continued working with many new and existing partners in creative ways to meet the needs of a changing world. Our Global Executive Director Iqbal Dhaliwal reflects on 2020 and how we will continue to build on lessons learned during this challenging year in his annual letter. Read it here: https://j-p.al/2020annual-letter

January 13th
New case study! Read how Precision Agriculture for Development leveraged findings from two randomized evaluations to create and diffuse a new mobile-phone based model to spread agricultural information that could increase smallholder farmers’ yields & incomes. https://j-p.al/pad_e2p

December 22nd
As COVID-19 infection rates soar in many parts of the world, prevention remains essential. What behavioral interventions can help people continue to adhere to guidelines like social distancing and mask wearing? From leveraging celebrity voices to providing cash transfers, J-PAL affiliates have identified a number of effective policies. https://j-p.al/covid-health-brief

December 21st
Are you passionate about poverty alleviation and looking for challenging and engaging work? We're recruiting across our research, policy, training, and operations teams. Apply by the January 11 deadline: https://j-p.al/careers2020 #EconJobs

December 18th

Michael Eddy, J-PAL ‘10, on using evidence to support high-impact organizations

We caught up with Michael Eddy, formerly of the research teams at J-PAL South Asia and J-PAL Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC). After an exciting early career in results-based financing and social...

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Caitlin Tulloch, J-PAL ‘13, on innovation in cost-effectiveness analyses and building effective policy partnerships

Caitlin Tulloch joined J-PAL Global in 2009, where she played a central role in building the infrastructure for our policy efforts, establishing our approach to cost-effectiveness analysis, and...

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Adapting to a changing world

J-PAL Global Executive Director Iqbal Dhaliwal reflects on 2020 and how J-PAL will continue to build on lessons learned during this challenging year in his annual letter.

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The challenges of childcare in a pandemic and the impact on women’s work

As the COVID-19 pandemic spread, 99 percent of the world’s 2.36 billion children faced some restrictions on movement, and 60 percent faced lockdown measures. With many schools and daycare facilities...

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Increasing adherence to COVID-19 guidelines: Lessons from rigorous evidence

As COVID-19 vaccines become ready for widespread administration, take-up of other preventive measures still remains critical. J-PAL health sector co-chairs and staff discuss some general lessons from...

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