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Odisha to partner Nobel laureates’ J-PAL
Wednesday, October 30, 2019
The partnership with a prestigious research centre like J-PAL is being done under Odisha Government’s 5T Initiatives which look at transformative action. Read the full article on The New Indian Express.
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New research partnership evaluates innovation in family engagement
Tuesday, November 19, 2019
J-PAL North America is partnering with TalkingPoints multilingual family engagement platform assess the intervention's impact on student achievement. Read more on MIT News.
How the economics Nobel laureates’ methods could help fight poverty in the U.S.
Tuesday, December 10, 2019 - PBS NewsHour
Vincent Quan, Associate Director of Policy at J-PAL North America, reflects on what we've learned from randomized evaluations in the U.S. Read more on PBS NewsHour.
Glimpses of Pratham's 20-year partnership with Abhijit Banerjee and Esther Duflo
Tuesday, December 10, 2019 - The Indian Express
Rukmini Banerji of long-time J-PAL partner, Pratham, says, "little did we know when we embarked together on a journey 20 years ago, that the path from Mumbai’s municipal schools would eventually lead...
2019 Nobel Prize Recipient, Abhijit Banerjee, Reflects On Leadership In The Social Sector
Monday, December 9, 2019 - Forbes
In an interview with Forbes, Abhijit Banerjee, discusses how the three Nobel laureates have effectively encouraged the entire social sector to “grab their goggles”. Read more at Forbes.
Release: Announcing new research partnerships to promote social inclusion for migrants in Europe
Monday, December 9, 2019
J-PAL Europe, together with Community Jameel and Porticus, announce new research partnerships to promote social inclusion for migrants and refugees in Europe
How Poverty Ends: The Many Paths to Progress—and Why They May Not Continue
Tuesday, December 3, 2019 - Foreign Affairs
J-PAL co-founders and Nobel laureates, Abhijit Banerjee and Esther Duflo, discuss how the best way to transform millions of lives is not to try in vain to boost growth, but to focus squarely on the...
When a Disappointment Helped Lead to a Nobel Prize
Friday, November 29, 2019 - The New York Times
J-PAL affiliate, Seema Jayachandran, discusses how Nobel laureates, Abhijit Banerjee, Esther Duflo, and Michael Kremer, have learned from pioneering field experiments that sometimes did not work as...
Odisha Govt Asks Employees to Take Online Courses on Better Governance
Saturday, November 23, 2019 - The Hindustan Times
Odisha government asks employees to enroll in policy-oriented online courses offered by J-PAL and other institutions. Read more at The Hindustan Times.
New research partnership evaluates innovation in family engagement
Tuesday, November 19, 2019 - MIT News
J-PAL North America is partnering with TalkingPoints multilingual family engagement platform assess the intervention's impact on student achievement. Read more on MIT News.