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Initiative
Post-Primary Education Initiative
J-PAL’s Post-Primary Education (PPE) Initiative funds randomized evaluations that develop and test innovative solutions for improving access, quality, equity, and relevance of post-primary education in low- and middle-income countries.
Evaluation
Impact of Recruiting Services on Firms’ Job Postings and Hiring in France
Researchers in France studied whether government-provided recruiting services would impact firms’ job postings and hiring by lowering recruiting costs. The recruiting services decreased firms’ hiring costs and increased firms’ job postings and hiring, including much sought-after permanent-contract hires.
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Register for the Emerging challenges for the post-Covid era: Addressing opportunity, inequality, and growth webinar
Register for the Emerging challenges for the post-Covid era: Addressing opportunity, inequality, and growth webinar.
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Reflections from seven years of research in J-PAL’s Post-Primary Education Initiative
J-PAL’s Post-Primary Education Initiative has funded more than 140 projects since its inception in 2013. We reflect on what we’ve learned through this research—and where we go from here.
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Integrating tech in post-pandemic classrooms: Insights from teachers
As part of our work in the education sector, J-PAL Southeast Asia (J-PAL SEA) initiated a study with J-PAL affiliated professors and coauthors to evaluate the impact of a teaching method that integrates technology and interactive student-centered teaching to improve students’ math outcomes. As part...
Event
Emerging Challenges for the Post-Covid Era: Addressing Opportunity, Inequality, and Growth
The economic damage of Covid-19 represents the largest economic shock the world has experienced in decades. In Indonesia, the Covid-19 pandemic has caused significant economic disruption, with adverse impact on jobs and livelihoods, especially among the most vulnerable segments of society. This...
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Amelia Forman
Amelia Forman is a Summer Policy and Communications Intern at J-PAL Global, where she provides support to Post-primary Education, Labor Markets, the LAC regional office, and the Website.
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J-PAL Post-Primary Education and Youth Matchmaking Conference
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J-PAL Post-Primary Education and Youth Matchmaking Conference
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Sai Pitre
Sai is a Research Associate at J-PAL South Asia, based in Mumbai. She is currently working on the Yuva Parivartan Project which studies the impact of post-training assistance on the labor market outcomes of trainees in skills-training programs.
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Priyanka Varma
Priyanka Varma is a Policy Manager at J-PAL, where she works on the Global Education sector and advises on the Post-Primary Education Initiative.
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Navigating Indonesia’s post-pandemic era: Addressing opportunity, inequality, and growth
J-PAL SEA recently hosted a webinar aimed at providing insights into the Government of Indonesia’s policy directions and learnings from global evidence on challenges faced in different sectors. Read the key takeaways from the discussion.
Evaluation
Providing Post-Training Assistance to Young Jobseekers to Improve Employment Outcomes in India
Researchers are evaluating the impact of providing additional information and resources to those who have completed skills training programs on employment outcomes.