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Michael Hou
Michael Hou is a Policy Associate at J-PAL Global, where he works on the Firms and Finance sectors. In this role, he synthesizes evidence to write policy publications and helps develop research partnerships. He also supports the Firms-side of the Jobs and Opportunity Initiative.
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Natalie Valent
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Louise Geraghty
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Victoria Moura
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Adam Osman
Adam Osman is an associate professor of economics at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.
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Surbhi Sharma
Blog
Grant Bridgman, J-PAL '14, on breaking down language barriers in Africa and Asia
The Alumni Spotlight series highlights J-PAL alumni who are making an impact across industries and around the world. Formerly a research analyst at J-PAL Africa, Grant Bridgman '14 now leads Uliza, a translation start-up that aims to improve access to information across hundreds of languages. He...
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Iqbal Dhaliwal
Iqbal Singh Dhaliwal is the Global Executive Director of J-PAL since January 2018. He works with the Board of Directors to develop the organization’s strategic vision, and with the leadership of the seven regional offices to coordinate J-PAL’s worldwide research, policy outreach, capacity building...
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Sarah Eichmeyer
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Shashwat Singh
Evaluation
Leveling the Playing Field for High School Choice: A Field Experiment of Informational Interventions in the United States
Researchers evaluated the impact of several informational interventions with different modes of delivery and customization levels on high school choice outcomes among middle school students in New York City. All interventions made students less likely to rank a low graduation rate high school as their first choice and less likely to apply to any low graduation rate schools
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Contesting Criminal Gang Governance in Medellin: The Impacts of Intensive Municipal Governance and Community Organization on Gang Control and Governing of Neighborhoods
In partnership with the City of Medellín, researchers randomly introduced a program that intensified government outreach to gang-controlled neighborhoods. The study found no evidence that the city’s intervention reduced gang rule.
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Robert Blair
Initiative
Innovation for MSME Development Initiative
The Innovation for MSME Development Initiative (IMDI) aims to support evidence-based policymaking in the MSME sector. IMDI achieves this through generating policy-relevant research and sharing knowledge that can help government, non-governmental organizations, and the private sector identify...