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Yiping Li
Yuanjian joined J-PAL in 2010 and is currently working on a policy experiment to study the impact of different pollution control policy configurations on firms' behavior and the level of industrial pollution in Gujarat, India.
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MIT alumni Rotarians endow fellowship fund to support MIT’s DEDP master’s students
Expanding access to high-quality education—especially for learners with limited access, resources, or means—is a core goal of the Data, Economics, and Design of Policy (DEDP) program. These efforts are especially meaningful when they are led by members of the MIT community.
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Are Rainwater Harvesting Techniques Profitable for Small-Scale Farmers? The Adoption and Impact of RWH Techniques in Niger
In Niger, researchers conducted a randomized evaluation to test the impact of providing training and conditional or unconditional cash transfers on farmers’ adoption and use of an environmental technology, their resulting land use, agricultural production and profitability, and labor allocation. Providing farmers with training led to a substantially higher probability of adopting the technology, while the conditional or unconditional cash transfers had no additional effect on farmers’ decision to adopt.
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Jessica Sashihara
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Caleb Smith
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Lisa Turley Smith
Lisa Turley Smith is a Research Associate for Amy Finkelstein at J-PAL North America, where she supports research on the end-stage renal disease treatment choice randomized evaluation.
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Laina Sonterblum
Laina Sonterblum is a Senior Policy Associate at J-PAL North America. She supports the development and implementation of randomized evaluations and synthesizes research findings in order to promote evidence-based social programs and policies.
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Elizabeth Zuckerberg
Elizabeth Zuckerberg is the Associate Director of Finance and Operations at J-PAL North America at MIT.
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Margaret Dennis
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Clare Sachsse
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Aron Malatinszky
Aron Malatinszky is a Research Associate for Professor Amy Finkelstein at J-PAL North America.
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Amanda Buechele
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Kazi Sadia
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Vincent Quan
Vincent Quan is Co-Executive Director of J-PAL North America. Together with Laura Feeney, his Co-Executive director, Vincent leads the office’s efforts to reduce poverty by ensuring policy is informed by rigorous evidence in the North America region. Vincent provides strategic direction to the...