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How connecting firms to markets can promote economic development

Market access can improve firms’ performance. More research is needed to understand which type of market access programmes are the best at generating firm growth.

October 2024 Newsletter

In the October newsletter, read about growing businesses through market access, promoting data-driven climate and education action at UNGA, and utilizing community to scale programs in India.

September 2024 North America Newsletter

J-PAL North America's September newsletter features our work with the Learning Engineering Virtual Institute, new research results on computer-assisted learning, and a new review paper on interventions to improve early childhood learning outcomes.

September 2024 Newsletter

In the September newsletter, read about building farmer resilience to climate change, watch a new video on scaling up a gender equity curriculum in Indian schools, and learn about digital humanitarian aid.

Telangana Government Signs 21 Key Agreements at Global AI Summit

An MoU with the Abdul Latif Jameel Poverty Action Lab (J-PAL) will support AI research, contributing to the state’s efforts in leveraging AI for critical areas of development.

J-PAL Global Executive Director Meets Telangana CM Revanth Reddy at AI Global Summit

Iqbal Dhaliwal, Global Executive Director of J-PAL (Abdul Latif Jameel Poverty Action Lab), met Telangana Chief Minister K. Revanth Reddy at the AI Global Summit held at HICC, Hyderabad.

Improving access to and usage of clean water

Why has water treatment been historically neglected by governments and donors given the significant short- and long-term benefits of clean water provision and use? How can we design interventions to ensure households have access to and use clean water?

The best of SSIR: Beyond randomized controlled trials

This collection of articles brings together some of the best research on impact measurement published in SSIR to further discussion, collaboration, and co-learning opportunities about charitable giving.