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ADEPT welcomes Mohammed VI Polytechnic University to its network of partner universities

The Alliance for Data, Evaluation, and Policy Training (ADEPT) welcomed Mohammed VI Polytechnic University (UM6P) to its network of partner universities at an event in Rabat, Morocco.

J-PAL Africa, City of Cape Town and IGC hosted second Urban Economics Research Seminar on water, sanitation and energy

J-PAL Africa's Water, Air and Energy (WAE) Lab, together with the City of Cape Town and the International Growth Centre (IGC), hosted the second Cape Town Urban Economics Research Seminar. The seminar brought together municipal officials, researchers, and partner organisations to share emerging...

The UN passed resolution ahead of General Assembly calling for end to child marriage

NPR
The UN estimates 650 million women and girls currently alive were married before age 18. A new resolution aims to bring awareness and push countries to act to end child marriage. Beatriz Velho, Policy Manager mentions "The premise here is that families may marry off their daughters because they face...

Translating economic growth into better lives

DEDP master's student Lyonel Tanganco investigates how to improve public policy interventions and address challenges in nutrition, climate, and development.

The bridges of Rwanda open up new worlds

NPR
J-PAL affiliated professor Edward Miguel discusses the Rwanda project, and how it offered an opportunity to assess what this simple piece of infrastructure might be able to accomplish.

August 2026 North America Newsletter

J-PAL North America's August newsletter features Evidence Matters, a public learning series hosted by the Wilson Sheehan Lab for Economic Opportunities (LEO), J-PAL North America, and Carrie S. Cihak.

Built on proof: how CARE is using data to maximize impact per dollar

CARE is launching a new evidence strategy for a rapidly changing world, which aims to transform hundreds of millions of lives, even in a world of declining resources. The model is built with credible research partners such as the Abdul Latif Jameel Poverty Action Lab (J-PAL), UC Berkeley’s Center...

Evidence, Government Leadership Key To Ending Child Marriage

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Experts have called for evidence-based and government-led interventions to end child marriage in Nigeria, stressing the need to scale up proven solutions, presenting Give Girls a Chance Programme and J-PAL partnership, at the Technical Inception Workshop of the Future Free from Child Marriage (FFCM)...