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The Data, Economics, and Development Policy master’s: Learning and connecting at MIT during Covid-19
We welcomed the second cohort of the Data, Economics, and Development Policy (DEDP) master’s program to campus in January. The students will earn their master’s degree in just eight months under a hybrid online and in-person model that allows the cohort to build community at MIT while accommodating...
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Alejandro Campos Gutiérrez
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J-PAL/MIT Evaluating Social Programs Course, 2021
Held live over Zoom, this four-day training will equip participants with the resources and knowledge to engage with impact evaluations of social programs. The interactive course provides an in-depth look at why and when randomized evaluations can be used to rigorously measure social impact, methods...
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Nilmini Herath
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Desirée Lopes
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Julius Durán
Policy insight
Improving learning outcomes through school-based health programs
Around the world, learning levels remain low and therefore a priority area for improvement. A key barrier to participation and learning in school is student health, especially in low- and middle-income countries. However, due to a lack of coordination between health and education departments, the...
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Combating Violence Against Women through State Institutions: Emerging Evidence and Implications for Practice
With the rate of domestic violence increasing in light of Covid-19, what is the role of state institutions, including the police, in preventing and responding to violence against women? The second webinar in the Governance, Crime, and Conflict Initiative’s (GCCI) series will discuss randomized...
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J-PAL Updates
Condemning Anti-Asian Hate and Violence
We at J-PAL North America stand in solidarity with Asian and Asian American communities as we grieve and condemn the horrific murders in Cherokee County and Atlanta and the recent surge in anti-Asian violence, discrimination, and rhetoric. These assaults, often targeted at women and elderly people...
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HCDI Advisory Committee
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Rebecca Toole
Becca Toole joined J-PAL’s Policy Group in 2015 as a Policy Associate. She works to communicate findings of J-PAL evaluations to policymakers and strengthen policy outreach.
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Meagan Neal
Meagan Neal is a Policy Associate at J-PAL Global, where she writes policy publications, helps forge new research partnerships, and shares lessons from J-PAL evaluations with policymakers.
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Supporting Governments During Covid-19
J-PAL LAC is leveraging its long-standing partnerships with governments in the region to provide policy advisory support and to share evidence to fight the short- and long-term challenges posed by the pandemic.
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J-PAL Africa Evaluating Social Programs Course, 2021
Held live over Zoom, this five-day training will equip participants with the resources and knowledge to engage with impact evaluations of social programs in Africa.