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 164 ongoing and completed randomized evaluations in Latin America & the Caribbean.

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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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We're excited to announce the launch of our early recruitment round for General Data Research Associate and General Field Research Associate! These positions are particularly interesting for recent college graduates who are strongly considering graduate study in economics. In addition to learning more about the field of high-level economics research, selected candidates will gain excellent training in analytical techniques, advanced programming in Stata and/or R, and exposure to recently-collected field data. This experience with J-PAL affiliates and projects has proven to be an excellent preparation for applications to top graduate schools. Apply by October 11: https://www.povertyactionlab.org/page/recruitment-timeline

September 10th
Registration now open for online course Measuring Health Outcomes in Field Surveys! Enroll in this free, self-paced course to learn how to conduct rigorous global health research projects in the field. Through lectures from public health researcher Vandana Sharma featuring her work in India and Kenya, combined with case studies and exercises to provide practical insights on study design and measurement, participants will learn the fundamentals of field-based health research. Learn more and register here: https://www.edx.org/course/measuring-health-outcomes-in-field-surveys

August 26th
The COVID-19 pandemic has left an unprecedented 1.6 billion children out of school and is likely to worsen the global learning crisis. As students head back to primary schools around the world, assessing students' learning levels upon return to class and teaching to that level, as well as focusing on foundational skills, can help to close the learning gap. Now is a moment to ensure that every child returns to school and acquires the foundational skills needed to realize their full potential: https://j-p.al/FocusingOnFoundations

August 17th
Randomized evaluations break down large development problems into specific questions. These questions individually and collectively generate lessons and insights that can help reduce the spread of COVID-19 and lessen its economic effects, writes J-PAL's Political Economy and Governance sector on the UN Public Administration Network blog: publicadministration.un.org/en/home/blog

August 11th
In Mexico, overburdened labor courts can result in long delays for dismissed workers seeking severance pay and workers typically lack the necessary information to make informed decisions about their cases. Our latest case study describes the partnership between J-PAL affiliated professors and the Mexico City Labor Court and subsequent research that informed the Government of Mexico’s May 2019 national labor law reform, which requires workers to meet with a conciliator before filing a severance case, among other provisions. Read the case study: https://j-p.al/mclc

August 6th