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How anticipating benefit loss shapes family choices
In this post, J-PAL staff sit down with Manasi and Rebecca to discuss the results from their randomized evaluation on the effects of anticipating social safety net benefits on family choices.
Research Paper
File: Research paper
Making Moves Matter: Experimental Evidence on Incentivizing Bureaucrats through Performance-Based Postings
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Learning to live with the pandemic, but not its terrible impact
In a blog post for the Center for Effective Philanthropy, J-PAL Global's Iqbal Dhaliwal and Ingrid Lustig reflect on new and deepened sectoral challenges that must be prioritized by the philanthropic community in this new phase of the pandemic.
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Strengthening randomized evaluations with qualitative research: Baby’s First Years mothers' experiences
In this post, the researchers on the Baby's First Years study reflect on the value of qualitative research in both providing a deeper understanding of each participant’s background and context and painting a fuller picture of mothers’ experiences in the study.
Update
J-PAL updates
May 2016 Newsletter
Innovate, test, scale: Lab to improve education policy in Peru | Peace, recovery, and reconciliation: Randomized evaluations in post-conflict environments | Identifying the poor through self-targeting | J-PAL welcomes new affiliated professors
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How can insights from rigorous evidence inform policymaking in the Western Balkans?
This post highlights how rigorous impact evaluations can contribute to this broader reflection, including by examining interventions from neighboring countries outside the region facing similar challenges, such as migrant and refugee inclusion in Bulgaria and Turkey.
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Rigorously evaluating cash transfer programs in the United States: Considerations, challenges, and future research questions
In September 2023, researchers conducting randomized evaluations of cash transfer programs in the United States gathered at Duke University to discuss their ongoing and completed research projects. In this post, we highlight key takeaways from these conversations.
Update
J-PAL updates
J-PAL North America August 2023 Newsletter
J-PAL North America's August newsletter features a blog series on fostering inclusion in economics; a new Washington Post article on rigorous research in maternal health; and a new Policy Insight and blog on federal student aid take-up.
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Encouraging rigorous, actionable research for opioid epidemic interventions in the United States
In this post, J-PAL North America reviews the ongoing studies supported by J-PAL North America on strategies to address the opioid epidemic and calls for further research in this pressing area.
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The LA Homelessness Evaluation Network: Lessons learned from supporting organizations build evidence and evaluation capacity
In this post, J-PAL North America shares lessons learned from homeless service providers who have been participating in our Los Angeles Homelessness Evaluation Network.
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Recapping a conversation between leaders in evidence-based policy making from J-PAL North America’s ten year convening
In this post, we highlight a conversation between Esther Duflo and Laura Arnold from J-PAL North America's ten year convening on building a culture of evidence-based policymaking.
Blog
Strengthening randomized evaluations with qualitative research: Baby’s First Years household measurement
In this post, researchers from the Baby's First Years study describe what we can gain from triangulating with qualitative and quantitative data on household rosters and how it should encourage us to be cautious in interpreting our results.
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Abhijeet Kashyap
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Bringing data into Moroccan policymaking
In this post, Hana Lakhdar Gazal (Deputy Director, Morocco Employment Lab) describes her past work with the Moroccan government to institutionalize data-driven policymaking and how it inspired her to pursue this further at J-PAL.
Evaluation
The Impact of Artificial Intelligence on Learning in Brazil
Researchers evaluated the learning impacts of using AI systems to score and comment on essays written for Brazil’s national post-secondary admission exam. In schools where AI technology was introduced, teachers were able to provide more frequent individualized feedback to students, and students’ essay scores improved as a result.