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Using alternative data and artificial intelligence to expand financial inclusion: Evidence-based insights
Firms using innovative credit-scoring (ICS) have emerged to help banks and peer-to-peer lenders predict potential borrowers’ likelihood to repay a loan. In contrast to traditional credit scoring models that use credit history, ICS uses artificial intelligence to evaluate data unrelated to a borrower...
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Laura Barasa
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J-PAL updates
February 2024 Global Monthly Newsletter
Our February 2024 newsletter features the launch of the Humanitarian Protection Initiative, insights from Davos, and a new training partnership in Côte d'Ivoire.
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J-PAL updates
March 2024 Global Monthly Newsletter
Evidence for corporate impact and sustainability, life skills programs to empower girls, and what not to do to fight poverty
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Priscila Costa
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Junia Barbosa
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Regression to the mean: What it is and why it matters for impact evaluations
Regression to the mean is a statistical phenomenon where extreme outcomes tend to be followed by more moderate outcomes—closer to the mean. In the field of social policy, this could mean that individuals selected to participate in a program because of an extreme signal will naturally return back...
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J-PAL updates
February 2024 North America Monthly Newsletter
J-PAL North America's February newsletter features upcoming opportunities for state and local governments through the LEVER initiative, an interview with J-PAL affiliated researcher Greg Duncan, and a blog post about regression to the mean and impact evaluation.
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J-PAL Africa Evaluating Social Programs Course
The J-PAL Africa Evaluating Social Programs Course will provide a thorough understanding of randomized evaluations and pragmatic step-by-step training for conducting one’s own evaluation.
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Changing Financial Incentives for Medicare Providers to Encourage Home Dialysis in the United States
Researchers analyzed the impact of a new reimbursement model to incentivize end-stage kidney disease providers and facilities to provide home dialysis on home dialysis rates. During the first year of the study, there was no statistically significant difference in home dialysis rates between hospital referral regions randomly assigned to the new reimbursement model and those that used the old model.
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Universal Basic Income: Open Lecture with Abhijit Banerjee
J-PAL Africa, together with the University of Cape Town and the Southern Africa Labour and Development Research Unit (SALDRU), is excited to present a special open lecture featuring Nobel Prize laureate and J-PAL co-founder, Abhijit Banerjee. This insightful session will delve into the concept of...