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Tarun Jain
Tarun Jain is the Reserve Bank of India Chair in Finance and Economics at the Indian Institute of Management (IIM) Ahmedabad. He also currently holds the position of Reserve Bank of India Chair in Finance and Economics at IIM Ahmedabad.
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Hope Michelson
Hope Michelson is a Professor at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. She studies the microeconomic dynamics of poverty and food security in low-income countries with a special focus on the economics of agricultural investment, production, and sales. One of Michelson’s key subjects is the...
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Arya Gaduh
Arya Gaduh is the ConocoPhillips Chair in International Economics and Business at the Sam M. Walton College of Business, University of Arkansas, Fayetteville. His published research revolves around the empirical microeconomics of development, with particular focuses on human/social capital and urban...
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A smarter way to reduce violence? Teach yourself to think differently
Training people to think differently in challenging situations can reduce violence and make communities safer.
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Louis-Maël Jean
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Jackey Baiza
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PROSA (Sondeo Y Arranque Program) Request For Proposals
J-PAL’s PROSA - Sondeo y Arranque Program will provide competitive funding to generate policy-relevant rigorous randomized impact evaluation research that addresses pressing challenges related to (1) nutrition, (2) early stimulation, (3) preventive health and (4) home environment in Guatemala.
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Recruitment Timeline
While the J-PAL network fills positions on a rolling basis throughout the year, the bulk of positions are filled during our annual recruitment drives. If you are interested in working for J-PAL or its partner organizations, applying during the annual recruitment drive maximizes your chances of...
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Nutan Satpathy
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The Impact of Role Models on Parental Aspirations and Investments in Children's Education in Ethiopia
Researchers conducted a randomized evaluation to test whether exposing people to a documentary featuring potential role models impacted parents’ educational aspirations for their children or their actual investments in education, and if these impacts varied by gender. Exposing families to the documentary increased parental aspirations for educational attainment as well as investments in education, but it did not close the gender gap for either.
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Community-Based Forestry Management to Improve Natural Resource Management and Farming Productivity in Ethiopia
researchers are evaluating the impact of CBFM on farmers’ agricultural productivity, adoption of modern technology, rural livelihoods, and forest conservation.
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