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Promoting upward mobility in partnership with state and local governments: The intersection of gender, race, health, and poverty alleviation
This blog post is part two of three in a series on how state and local governments in the United States can promote upward mobility in their communities. It is part of J-PAL North America’s work to develop a learning agenda that summarizes the core research priorities from state and local...
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Aprajit Mahajan
Aprajit Mahajan is an Associate Professor in the Department of Agricultural and Resource Economics at the University of California, Berkeley. Aprajit's research interests are in development and econometrics with a regional focus on India. Ongoing research includes field-experiments on management...
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Using Peer Pressure to Encourage Handwashing in Argentina
Researchers examined the impact of peer pressure on handwashing behavior by varying whether men using a restroom in Buenos Aires, Argentina were observed by another restroom user. They found that being observed increased urinal flushing by 26.7 percent and handwashing by 19 percent, suggesting that peer pressure might be an effective way to increase socially desirable behaviors.
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Training at J-PAL Africa
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MineduLAB
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A Livelihood Programme That Works for India’s Ultra-Poor: New study in Science
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Asking the Right Research Question
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Research Design
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Measurement & Data Collection
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Working with Data
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Juan Manuel Hernández-Agramonte
Juan Manuel Hernández-Agramonte joined J-PAL's Lima-based LAC office in 2013 as a Policy Manager, conducting policy outreach and analysis with the aim of promoting evidence-based policy in Peru.
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Transparency & Reproducibility
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