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A decade of empowering change: Celebrating 10 years of improving lives through evidence in Southeast Asia
To mark the tenth anniversary of J-PAL Southeast Asia, we hosted a gala dinner on July 18, 2023, in Jakarta, Indonesia. The event was attended by a wide range of J-PAL partners, including representatives from government institutions, academics, local and international development practitioners, non...
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DEDP Alumni Spotlight: Varied paths, one mission toward evidence-based poverty alleviation
We are delighted to share the accomplishments of three alumni from the DEDP Master’s program at MIT. These exceptional individuals represent the growing number of alumni who embark on varied, ambitious careers in a wide range of roles within research, policy, and implementing organizations, but...
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Preventing violence at scale: How practitioners are using evidence to adapt and scale CBT programs
A growing number of crime and violence prevention programs are drawing on psychosocial techniques to help shift people’s behaviors and attitudes, offering a potentially low-cost alternative to more traditional security sector strategies. In particular, cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) has been...
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Fostering inclusion in economics: Alicia Sasser Modestino on gender and the dynamics of economics seminars
In part two of a series on fostering inclusion in the field of economics, Alicia Sasser-Modestino (Northeastern University) discusses gender dynamics in economics seminars.