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Evidence-Informed Policymaking in Germany and Beyond
This event will bring together German domestic policymakers, implementers, and actors of the German development cooperation to discuss and learn about evidence use and rigorous impact evaluation. Together we would like to work towards more evidence-informed programming and policymaking in Germany...
Evaluation
Incentivizing Physical Activity to Improve Mental Health During Covid-19 Disruptions in the United States
Researchers conducted a randomized intervention to measure the impact of financial incentives for reaching daily step goals on physical activity and depression risk during the Covid-19 pandemic, to better understand the association between physical activity and mental health. While program participants significantly increased their daily steps relative to the comparison group, this change in physical activity did not lead to improvement in their mental well-being.
Blog
¿Qué hemos aprendido de la evaluación rigurosa de políticas sociales en Europa?
Los investigadores afiliados a la red de J-PAL han conducido más de ochenta evaluaciones aleatorizadas de programas y políticas sociales, algunas de estas aún en curso, en veinte países de Europa, con un enfoque particular en los ámbitos educativo y laboral.
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Research Incubator: Designing Randomised Evaluations for Humanitarian Interventions
J-PAL Europe is pleased to announce that applications are now open for a three-day evaluation design workshop tailored to the interests of humanitarian organisations that intend to explore randomised evaluations as a complement to their evaluation, learning and innovation toolkit. As long as public...
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Improving gender equality in Indonesia: The importance of addressing gender norms
Read about J-PAL Southeast Asia's November 2021 webinar to raise awareness of the Government of Indonesia’s policies and programs to promote gender equality and discuss learnings from evidence on women’s empowerment interventions around the world.
Evaluation
The Impact of Meritocratic Promotions and Pay Progression on Health Care Workers' Productivity in Sierra Leone
Researchers tested the impact of a meritocratic promotion system and beliefs about pay progression on the productivity of Community Health Workers in Sierra Leone. A combination of meritocracy and the promise of a steep salary increase after promotion led workers to make more health care visits, while non-meritocratic promotions with higher pay progression demotivated workers, reducing their productivity.
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J-PAL Updates
December 2021 North America Newsletter
J-PAL North America's December newsletter features five new state and local government partners, research results from a study on financial incentives for Covid-19 vaccine uptake, and a case study on the Office of Evaluation Sciences's work to institutionalize evidence use across federal government...
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Precious Fasakin
Precious Fasakin is a Policy and Communications/Research, Education and Training Intern at J-PAL Global, where she works in support of J-PAL’s training initiatives as well as synthesizing and disseminating policy lessons.
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Advika Roongta
Advika Roongta is a Policy and Communications Intern at J-PAL Global. She supports the work of the Policy and Communications Group by assisting with research funding competitions, policy writing, and database management.
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Introducing J-PAL’s new Social Protection Initiative and sector
We are launching a brand new sector and initiative at J-PAL to generate rigorous evidence on the effectiveness of social protection programs and to help partners apply evidence to high-level decision-making.
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Jobs and Opportunity Initiative commits first round of funds for research on entrepreneurship and enterprise development
Covid-19 has had a dramatic and lasting impact on the micro, small, and medium enterprise landscape worldwide, driving many to shut down or radically reshape the way they do business. The consequences of this shift extend beyond the firm to the livelihoods of its workers and their families...
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Shruti Nag
Shruti Nag has worked in the field of education for the last several years, with a special interest in classroom instructional practices, bilingual teaching and teacher training.
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