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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.
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December 2020 Newsletter
The December 2020 Newsletter highlights a new J-PAL Africa blog series that explores key policy and research questions on different digital identification and payments systems.
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Strengthening social assistance and health response to COVID-19 in India
The COVID-19 pandemic has expanded the proportion of the population in low- and middle-income countries that require social assistance from governments to deal with economic and health vulnerabilities. Can social assistance schemes be better designed so that they reach those who need support the...
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Learning from Home During the Pandemic: The Experiences of Parents and Teachers
As a response to the outbreak of COVID-19, Jakarta’s provincial government stopped all in-person classroom learning in schools. The quick transition from normal schooling to learning from home raises questions about the readiness of teachers, parents, and students in carrying out the teaching and...
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Promoting upward mobility in partnership with state and local governments: A blueprint for future evaluations
This blog post is the final piece 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 governments...
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The Impact of a WhatsApp-based Intervention on Financial Resiliency and Intimate Partner Violence in Colombia
Researchers are evaluating the effectiveness of an interactive WhatsApp-based couples communication, financial education, and COVID-19 information program in promoting low-income households' financial resiliency and reducing IPV rates in Colombia. Research is ongoing; results forthcoming.
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The Impact of a Text-based Campaign on Intimate Partner Violence in Peru
In partnership with the Ministry of Women and Vulnerable Populations of Peru, researchers are evaluating a text-based campaign designed to help men regulate their emotions and reduce perpetration of IPV during the Covid-19 pandemic.
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Principal Training to Improve Student Achievement in Puerto Rico
Researchers are evaluating the impact of changes in school management practices on student outcomes over time by introducing a large-scale principal training program for school directors in Puerto Rico and testing different strategies to sustain improved management practices after the program.
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Fernando Irarrázaval
Fernando Irarrázaval joined J-PAL in May 2013 and holds a professional degree in Industrial Engineering and Information Technologies. Fernando, as a Policy Manager, is working on sharing lessons from J-PAL evaluations with policymakers, preparing policy material to support J-PAL’s outreach efforts...
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Laura Poswell
Laura Poswell is the Executive Director for J-PAL Africa at SALDRU at the University of Cape Town. Her role involves working with governments and NGOs in Africa to decipher policy lessons about what works and collaborating with researchers and policymakers to conduct randomized evaluations that...
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Lina Marliani
Lina Marliani is the Executive Director of Abdul Latif Jameel Poverty Action Lab (J-PAL) Southeast Asia, which is hosted by the Institute for Economic and Social Research (LPEM FEB UI) at the University of Indonesia's Salemba campus.
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Covid-19 Messaging Working Group
The Covid-19 Messaging Working Group was formed to develop insights and implement strategies at scale for better communication on Covid-19. It includes economists, physicians, and epidemiologists.
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Reflecting on J-PAL’s Jobs and Opportunity Initiative’s first year
Quality employment is one of the many ways people can graduate from poverty. Yet, unemployment remains is a problem that has only become more salient through the COVID-19 pandemic. Over the course of 2020, the Jobs and Opportunity Initiativehas funded more than twenty projects that seek to answer...