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Thomas Vargas
Thomas joined J-PAL in June 2012 and works on a variety of projects related to J-PAL's policy and training areas. He holds a degree in International Politics from Georgetown University's School of Foreign Service and a Master of Public Policy degree with a concentration in International Development...
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Motivating new education research and scale for COVID-19 recovery
J-PAL is launching a one-time Education Research and Scale for COVID-19 Recovery innovation competition to fund randomized evaluations and scale-ups of strategies to improve access, quality, equity, and relevance of pre-primary, primary, and post-primary education in response to the ongoing COVID...
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Moving towards targeted anti-poverty programs: lessons from Indonesia
For the past decade in Indonesia, J-PAL affiliated researchers, together with government agencies and J-PAL Southeast Asia, have been working to generate policy-relevant evidence using randomized evaluations to understand the causal impact of anti-poverty programs. This blog summarizes what we have...
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Ghina Nurqori Aina
Ghina Nurqori Aina is a Senior Finance and Operations Associate at J-PAL Southeast Asia.
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Taliya Imaniya
Taliya Imaniya is a Senior Operations Associate at J-PAL Southeast Asia where she works on a range of administrative tasks to support efficient office operations.
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Key issues and challenges for advancing inclusive digital financial services in Indonesia
How can technological innovations in digital finance help accelerate progress? This blog recaps an October webinar hosted by J-PAL SEA's Inclusive Financial Innovation Initiative (IFII), which provided an overview of the financial inclusion and digital finance services sector in Indonesia and...
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H.Y. Gowramma
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Toward evidence-informed climate policy: A reflection on Earth Day 2020
This Earth Day, amid the coronavirus pandemic, the connections between our health and well-being and that of the planet are more present than ever. COVID-19 and climate change share the dubious distinction of taking the greatest toll on the world’s most vulnerable.
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Strengthening Indonesia’s social protection in the COVID-19 era: Strategy and lessons from evidence
Indonesia has massively expanded its social assistance programs to respond to the crisis. How can we strengthen existing institutions as a backbone to provide assistance to the crisis? As a commitment to supporting the Indonesian government in mitigating the economic impact of COVID-19, J-PAL...
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Aditya Petwal
Aditya Petwal joined J-PAL in September 2012. He is presently working on an evaluation of a renewable energy project, Husk Power System. Aditya holds a M.Phil in Natural Resource Management from the Indian Institute of Forest Management, and a M.B.A. in Rural Development from XISS Ranchi.
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Improving women’s digital literacy as an avenue for financial inclusion
To ensure Indonesia continues to experience gender-equitable growth, e fforts geared towards financial inclusion must take into consideration women’s needs, in particular among poor and digitally illiterate populations. How can insights from Indonesia’s past financial inclusion experiences inform...
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Meningkatkan kemampuan digital perempuan untuk inklusi keuangan
Agar pertumbuhan setara gender terus berlanjut, upaya inklusi keuangan di Indonesia harus memenuhi kebutuhan perempuan, terutama kelompok berpendapatan rendah dan kemampuan digital yang terbatas. Bagaimana wawasan dari pengalaman inklusi keuangan Indonesia dapat menginformasikan kebijakan untuk...
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Rulof Burger
Rulof Burger is a Professor of Economics at Stellenbosch University. Burger conducts much of his work in South Africa.