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January 2025 J-PAL LAC newsletter: Deepening the connections between J-PAL and the IDB

J-PAL Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC) launches a new partnership with the IDB, helps strengthen Peruvian environmental enforcement and equips different stakeholders in the use of evidence for decision-making. Discover the latest updates on policy-relevant research, initiatives, courses, events...

Argentina becomes newest founding member of Lula's alliance against hunger

The Abdul Latif Jameel Poverty Action Lab is among Non-Governmental Organizations to join the the Global Alliance against Hunger and Poverty.

The Inter-American Development Bank and J-PAL LAC Launch Collaborative Visiting Program to Foster Evidence-Based Policy in Latin America and the Caribbean

The Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) and the Abdul Latif Jameel Poverty Action Lab Latin America and the Caribbean (J-PAL LAC) have officially launched a new Visiting Researcher Program, marking a new phase in the strategic collaboration between the two entities.

October 2024 J-PAL LAC newsletter: J-PAL LAC turns fifteen

This year, J-PAL Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC) celebrates fifteen years of using evidence to inform policy and alleviate poverty in the regionThis year, J-PAL Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC) celebrates fifteen years of using evidence to inform policy and alleviate poverty in the region...

July 2024 J-PAL LAC Quarterly Newsletter

This issue of J-PAL LAC's quarterly newsletter highlights the 1st anniversary of our partnership in Guatemala. Discover the latest updates on policy-relevant research, initiatives, courses, events, resources, and more.

April 2024 J-PAL LAC Quarterly Newsletter

This issue of J-PAL LAC's quarterly newsletter welcomes co-scientific director Jeanne Lafortune. It also presents interesting advances in government partnerships for the region, with events related to the Chilean and the Argentinian governments. Discover the latest updates on policy-relevant...

Jeanne Lafortune takes over as co-scientific director of J-PAL LAC

The Instituto de Economía UC congratulates J-PAL affiliate and UC Chile professor Jeanne Laforne as co-scientific director of J-PAL LAC. They interviewed her and shared some of her goals and priorities in the new role.

Academic from the UC Institute of Economics presents at the JPAL-LAC international seminar on school tutoring

The Instituto de Economía UC spotlights the J-PAL affiliate Michela Carlana (Harvard) and J-PAL LAC co-scientific director Francisco Gallego's participation in an international education seminar in Chile. They shared their experience with school tutoring. The seminar reflected on school tutoring as...