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Can digital IDs transform service delivery in sub-Saharan Africa? Reflections from Tavneet Suri
Digital IDs have the potential to transform the delivery of social protection programs and other government services in sub-Saharan Africa through better targeting and reduced leakages. In this podcast, Tavneet Suri, professor of Applied Economics at MIT Sloan School of Management and co-chair of J...
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The Effect of Bureaucrat Performance Scorecards on Service Delivery and Bribes in Bangladesh
Researchers evaluated the impact of performance scorecards on the speed of delivery and the payment of bribes. Results show that the intervention increased on-time service delivery, but did not decrease bribe payments on average; bribes among high-performers increased.
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Aliya Chikte
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Deepa Janakiraman
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Kimberly Massa
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Swetha Teli
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Emerging Challenges in the Environment Landscape: Addressing Climate Change, Sustainability, and Poverty
Climate change threatens to reverse decades of progress in global poverty alleviation. To support building climate resiliency and a sustainable environment, this in-person conference will provide insights into the Government of Indonesia’s policy priorities, identify critical policy questions, and...
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J-PAL North America Staff Spotlight: Homelessness & Housing Stability Team
The fourth installment of J-PAL North America's Staff Spotlight series features four staff members who have supported our work to expand the evidence base on strategies to reduce and prevent homelessness and encourage long-term housing stability.
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The Impact of Psychosocial Therapy and Vocational Skills Training on Intimate Partner Violence in Urban Liberia
In partnership with the Liberia National Red Cross Society, researchers evaluated a holistic approach to reducing IPV, in which vulnerable women received intensive psychosocial support and vocational skills training. The program reduced physical and emotional IPV; it also increased participants’ employment hours and expenditures.
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Online Tutoring: a Promising Solution for Accelerating Learning
During the Covid-19 pandemic, online tutoring emerged as a potential solution to education challenges resulting from school closures on a massive scale. We are just having a first glimpse of the consequences of the pandemic on students’ outcomes—and it does not look good.
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Julie Cobill
Julie is the Private Sector Lead at J-PAL Global, where she drives strategy and partnerships to increase the use of rigorous evidence for social and environmental impact in the private sector.
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Jumpstarting careers in development: Reflections from J-PAL MENA's Summer Interns
J-PAL MENA at The American University in Cairo (AUC) welcomed its first cohort of interns in June 2022 as part of a new summer internship program. The program is designed to facilitate engagement with regional development challenges through integration with J-PAL MENA’s work across the Policy &...
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