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Jillian Carr

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J-PAL North America - Research Management Support

J-PAL North America provides strategic and customized Research Management Support (RMS) to researchers in the J-PAL network to navigate early-stage complexities in the design and implementation of randomized evaluations.

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Targeting Foundational Skills to Improve Learning at Scale in Zambia

Researchers studied Zambia's Teaching at the Right Level program, delivered by government teachers nationwide, using a pre-registered cluster-randomized trial and an event study covering 4.4 million exam scores. After two years, the program improved children’s foundational literacy and numeracy. Gains in mathematics were concentrated in the procedural skills the program targets, with near-zero improvement in other competencies. Yet by the end of primary school, cohorts exposed to the program scored higher on comprehensive leaving exams in both subjects. This contrast suggests that the broader returns to targeting foundational skills can operate over longer horizons.

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Lauren Schechter

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Matthew Brown

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Increasing Employment and Earnings through a Skills Development Program for Youth in Côte d'Ivoire

Researchers partnered with the Côte d'Ivoire government to measure the short- and long-term impacts of a public works program, along with complementary trainings on basic entrepreneurship and job search skills. In the short term, the program led to a shift toward wage jobs (as opposed to self-employment), higher earnings and savings, and improved well-being. However, most of these effects dissipated in the long-run.

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Intensive Case Management to Overcome Barriers to Self-Sufficiency in the United States

Researchers worked with the City of Rochester and local social service providers to evaluate the Bridges to Success program, in which participants were paired with mentors who helped them move towards economic self-sufficiency.

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Sarah Kopper

Sarah Kopper is the Director of the Alliance for Data, Evaluation, and Policy Training and the Associate Director of Research at J-PAL Global at MIT.

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School of Statistics and Applied Economics

ADEPT Campus: ENSEA trains students and civil servants to support government capacity through DEDP MicroMasters coursework, a 9-month program for Ivoirian civil servants and a master’s in impact evaluation.

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Princeton School of Public and International Affairs

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Massachusetts Institute of Technology

ADEPT Campus: MIT’s DEDP master’s blends the online MicroMasters with on-campus learning to train global leaders in evidence-based development and policy.

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Insper Learning Institution

ADEPT Campus: Insper MPP and Executive Education students earn credit for online DEDP MicroMasters coursework, paired with in-person case studies led by faculty and tailored to the Brazilian context.

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Roselle Ortiz

Roselle Ortiz is the Administrative Manager of J-PAL Europe, where she coordinates with PSE - Paris School of Economics administrative activities such as human resources, internal procedures, logistics and budget monitoring.

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ADEPT is powered by our diverse network of partners—from universities and training institutions to governments, foundations, and the private sector. Together, we create pathways and programs that support the development of skills in data, evaluation, and policy design.