J-PAL Latin America & the Caribbean | The Abdul Latif Jameel Poverty Action Lab

J-PAL Latin America & the Caribbean (LAC), based at Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile, leads J-PAL’s work in the LAC region. J-PAL LAC conducts randomized evaluations, builds partnerships for evidence-informed policymaking, and helps partners scale up effective programs.

Our research team works with J-PAL's network of affiliated professors to measure the impact of social programs and policies in LAC. Through online and in-person courses, we train implementers, policymakers, donors, and advocates on how to generate and use rigorous evidence. Our policy team works to institutionalize this learning and disseminate research results to governments and other partners.

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Explore the J-PAL website to learn more about who we are, what we do, where we work, and how to engage with the J-PAL Latin America & the Caribbean team.

J-PAL affiliated researchers have 144 ongoing and completed randomized evaluations in Latin America & the Caribbean.

Creating a culture of evidence use in Latin America | J-PAL report

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New J-PAL Report: Creating a Culture of Evidence Use in Latin America

Our new J-PAL report, “Creating a Culture of Evidence Use: Lessons from J-PAL’s Government Partnerships in Latin America,” sheds light on the many paths from evidence to improved policy in government.

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Los co-fundadores de J-PAL Abhijit Banerjee y Esther Duflo recibieron el Premio Nobel de Economía

Los co-fundadores del Abdul Latif Jameel Poverty Action Lab (J-PAL), Abhijit Banerjee y Esther Duflo, y el profesor afiliado de J-PAL, Michael Kremer, recibieron el Premio en Ciencias Económicas en memoria de Alfred Nobel 2019. El premio fue otorgado “por su aproximación experimental al alivio de la pobreza global”.

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*Register for J-PAL's free, open, and virtual Evaluating Social Programs series in June!* Our flagship ExecEd course, Evaluating Social Programs, equips participants with the resources and knowledge to design, use, and interpret evidence from impact evaluations of social programs. Due to COVID-19, this year we are offering taste of the Evaluating Social Programs course through a series of five webinars, free and open to the public. Check out the attached agenda, and register here: https://j-p.al/j8t

May 29th
Earlier this year, J-PAL Europe, Fondation Tocqueville, and Community Jameel hosted a forum on harnessing the power of rigorous evidence to promote the social inclusion of migrants in Europe. 📽️ Here’s a look back at what went on:

May 26th
Many companies and employees are considering extending work from home practices even after COVID-19 restrictions have been lifted. With this in mind, research from randomized evaluations can shed light on some of the benefits of working from home for employees and their employers—and best practices for those of us looking to maximize our productivity while preserving some work-life balance. Read our latest blog: https://j-p.al/wfh

May 22nd
"The world’s poorest countries may not be able to respond to the pandemic with financial rescue packages, healthcare and other support - leading to warnings of dire economic fallout, infection rates and even mass starvation. So what can be done? And how can we be sure that we are doing the right thing?" Esther Duflo, winner of the Nobel Prize for Economics in 2019 and co-founder of J-PAL; Achim Steiner, the Administrator of UNDP; and Joseph Stiglitz, former Chief Economist of the World Bank and also a Nobel Laureate; speak on episode 5 of #CoronaNomics on "Averting Catastrophe." https://youtu.be/vhHtUwesQ1I

May 12th
COVID-19 and climate change share the dubious distinction of taking the greatest toll on the world’s most vulnerable. This includes people living in extreme poverty who will feel the economic aftershocks of the pandemic for months or even years to come. Climate change, too, will disproportionately harm people experiencing poverty, and threatens to undo decades of progress in poverty alleviation and improvements in human well-being. At J-PAL, we are working to generate insights and inform policies on effective strategies for climate change mitigation and adaptation: j-p.al/earthday20

April 23rd