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Blog

A personal reflection on summer youth employment programs

As part of the June issue of J-PAL North America’s monthly newsletter, Yiping Li , a Policy Associate at J-PAL North America, shared her personal experience with Chicago’s summer youth employment program, One Summer Chicago.
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How randomized evaluations build evidence to inform workforce program design, policy, and investment

J-PAL North America and WorkRise recently convened a panel to discuss sectoral employment training and the role of rigorous research in guiding the development of pathways to high-quality jobs. Here are four key takeaways.
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Resource

J-PAL North America - Evidence for Climate Action Project

Through the Evidence for Climate Action Project, J-PAL North America aims to generate evidence to identify and advance equitable, high-impact policy solutions to climate change in the United States. J-PAL North America will convene an influential network of government leaders, academic researchers...
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How do we achieve affordable, quality health care? Follow the evidence.

In this guest post, Darshak Shavani writes about how a commitment to evidence, and a connection by J-PAL North America, led to the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) Innovation Center launching the first ever randomized evaluation of a major federal health insurance program in the...
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Texas Tech agreement to abandon race in med school admissions will worsen health disparities

A recent agreement between the medical school of Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center and the Trump administration that forces the school to stop considering race as a factor in its admissions processes is a step backward for improving health care in the United States.
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Resource

J-PAL North America Climate Action Learning Lab

The Climate Action Learning Lab supports state and local governments, nonprofits, and industry leaders in the US in identifying and scaling effective decarbonization and adaptation strategies to address the dual challenges of poverty and climate change.
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New evidence on stemming low-value prescribing

Health care policymakers and practitioners are increasingly pointing to overprescribing as a critical issue in the U.S. health care delivery system. Much of the attention has centered on opioids, as years of high prescribing along with other factors have culminated in a crisis. But the picture is...
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Nana Teillard

Nana Touré Teillard joined J-PAL Africa in 2025 as a Policy Manager, leading efforts to scale evidence-based health interventions across sub-Saharan Africa.
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Update

October 2021 South Asia Newsletter

In October 2021, J-PAL South Asia's quarterly newsletter focuses on how to get more people vaccinated and ways to combat urban diabetes.
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Evaluation

The Impact of Targeted Teaching on Secondary School Learning Outcomes in India

Researchers evaluated a secondary school readiness program, Utkarsh, that provided targeted instruction to students in Odisha, India.
Job

(Senior) Director - Global Monitoring, Evaluation and Learning

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Evaluation

Improving local tax collection through technology in Ghana

In partnership with Melchia Investments, a private Ghanaian technology company, researchers are conducting a pilot randomized evaluation to identify the effectiveness of a new tax collection technology in increasing property tax revenues for local governments.
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Atho Naufal Ridwan

Naufal Ridwan is a Research Associate at J-PAL Southeast Asia, where he currently works on a pilot randomized controlled trial (RCT) focused on early childhood development.
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Shivani Jain

Shivani Jain is a Senior Communications Associate at J-PAL South Asia, where she leads strategic communications to translate research evidence into compelling stories that inform policymakers, engage donors, and reach wider audiences across India