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Ankesh Kumar
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Vrushti Sanghvi
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J-PAL LAC Early Work Seminars 2nd Edition: Early Childhood Development Programs
J-PAL Latin America and the Caribbean's second edition of the Early Work Seminars is dedicated to supporting the research of scholars working on randomized impact evaluations in the region. Scholars working on impact evaluations of early childhood development or education programs in LAC are welcome...
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Supraja Thrilochan Kumar
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Kuldeep Singh
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Test, learn, adapt: Maximizing impact through continuous rapid evaluation
In this guest blog, staff from Educate!, a youth employment organization in East Africa, share how they incorporate learnings from randomized evaluations into their program design and implementation.
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J-PAL affiliates awarded 2024 Nobel Prize in Economics
The 2024 Sveriges Riksbank Prize in Economic Sciences in Memory of Alfred Nobel was awarded to J-PAL affiliates Daron Acemoglu and James Robinson, and co-recipient Simon Johnson, for their research on how institutions are formed and affect prosperity.
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Exploring the role of positionality in economics research
J-PAL North America convened a small group of researchers to ask how we might consider positionality within a quantitative research setting.
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October 2024 LAC Quarterly Newsletter
This year, J-PAL Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC) celebrates fifteen years of using evidence to inform policy and alleviate poverty in the regionThis year, J-PAL Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC) celebrates fifteen years of using evidence to inform policy and alleviate poverty in the region...
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October 2024 North America Monthly Newsletter
J-PAL North America's October newsletter features an updated version of our Health Care Delivery Initiative Evidence Wrap-Up, a new video on our work with housing choice vouchers, and a blog on positionality statements in economics research.
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Building a worldwide Alliance for Data, Evaluation, and Policy Training
The Alliance for Data, Evaluation, and Policy Training (ADEPT) is a new effort led by J-PAL together with universities, training institutions, and other actors to empower researchers and decision-makers to use evidence to solve complex policy problems.
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Improving job seekers’ employment and earnings through credible skills signals
Credible skills signals help alleviate information barriers for both job seekers and firms, and often improve employment and earnings at a low cost. More and better information enables applicants to have a more effective job search, often resulting in higher-quality jobs and better employment...
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The Inter-American Development Bank and J-PAL LAC Launch Collaborative Visiting Program to Foster Evidence-Based Policy in Latin America and the Caribbean
The Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) and the Abdul Latif Jameel Poverty Action Lab Latin America and the Caribbean (J-PAL LAC) have officially launched a new Visiting Researcher Program, marking a new phase in the strategic collaboration between the two entities.