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Research Paper

Keeping College Options Open: A Field Experiment to Help All High School Seniors Through the College Application Process

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Event

Convening on Effective US Crime Policy

Between June 5th to June 6th, 2025, J-PAL North America hosted a convening for researchers, policymakers, and practitioners to celebrate the launch of J-PAL North America’s new Initiative for Effective US Crime Policy (IECP).
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Initiative

Improving Education Outcomes in North America

J-PAL North America’s Education team works to catalyze randomized evaluations and disseminate evidence on innovative tactics to improve student learning and expand access to quality education.
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Blog

When childcare subsidies and employment services are not enough: How social norms shape women's choices in Egypt

How do we ensure we are addressing the correct barriers to women's empowerment in Egypt? This blog unpacks why childcare might not be the right solution to supporting women's employment and increasing gender equity in Greater Cairo.
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Event

Research to Action for Resilient Agriculture Webinar Series

We’re incredibly excited to invite you to join ATAI and DAISI for an upcoming webinar series, Research to Action for Resilient Agriculture, exploring evidence-based agricultural technologies and practices that promote climate resilience while supporting sustainable resource use. Small-scale farmers...
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Resource

UJALA African Scholars Program

The UJALA African Scholars Program supports African scholars to lead rigorous, policy-relevant impact evaluations in agriculture across the globe. Despite growing interest in evidence-based policymaking, many scholars face barriers to accessing the resources and support needed to lead high-quality...
Sector

Agriculture

J-PAL’s Agriculture sector focuses on improving agricultural systems in developing countries, including strategies to help farmers adopt practices and technologies that are profitable or environmentally sustainable, and programs that have the potential to better link farmers to markets.

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Initiative

Latin America Skills for Youth Program (SYP)

The Skills for Youth Program (SYP) seeks to identify and rigorously evaluate innovative solutions to improve youth employment in Latin America. Specifically, one of it goals is to address the gap between youth skills and labor market demand.
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Initiative

Southeast Asia Inclusive Financial Innovation Initiative (IFII)

The Inclusive Financial Innovation Initiative (IFII) aims to generate evidence on what digital financial services (DFS) work, why they work, and how they can be deployed to maximize impact.
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Initiative

Innovation for MSME Development Initiative (IMDI)

The Innovation for MSME Development Initiative (IMDI) aims to support evidence-based policymaking in the MSME sector. IMDI achieves this through generating policy-relevant research and sharing knowledge that can help government, non-governmental organizations, and the private sector identify...
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Initiative

Gender and Economic Agency (GEA) Initiative

J-PAL’s Gender and Economic Agency (GEA) Initiative funds randomized evaluations of strategies to enhance women’s economic agency.
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Initiative Resource

Humanitarian Protection Initiative Request for Proposals

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Update

September 2025 Global Monthly Newsletter

In the September edition of our newsletter, we highlight new evidence on crime and safety in the United States, examine India’s use of emissions trading to reduce industrial pollution, and explore barriers that continue to limit women’s participation in Egypt’s workforce.
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Initiative

Worker Prosperity Initiative (WPI)

J-PAL North America's Labor team aims to build an evidence-based playbook of strategies to increase opportunities for workers, reduce the economic barriers and social challenges in labor markets, and ensure that all workers share in the prosperity generated by technological change and economic...
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Blog

Beyond easy metrics: Evaluating what matters for women entrepreneurs

Tanvi Jaluka shares how she and her team at CARE conducted qualitative research as part of a baseline survey for Strive Women program in Peru, Pakistan, and Vietnam.