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Eslam Serag
Eslam Serag is a Research Operations Manager at J-PAL Middle East and North Africa, where he works on evaluating the effect of information interventions and transportation subsidies on job matching and youth employment.
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Mohamed Ghandour
Mohamed Ghandour is a Research Coordinator at J-PAL Middle East and North Africa, where he is currently working on impact assessment of the Ultra Poor Graduation Program developed by BRAC in collaboration with Sawiris Foundation for Social Development in Egypt.
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Covid-19 Research at J-PAL MENA
J-PAL MENA is coordinating efforts by affiliates and staff to understand and mitigate the impact of Covid-19 in the region.
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Working remotely or remotely working? Best practices in working from home post COVID-19
Research from randomized evaluations can shed light on some of the benefits of working from home for employees and their employers—and best practices for those of us looking to maximize our productivity while preserving some work-life balance.
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Priyal Patil
Priyal Patil is a Research Associate at J-PAL South Asia. She works on the childhood vaccination project in Pune, which develops a cost-effective multi-intervention strategy to improve vaccination adherence for children in the state of Maharashtra.
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Paloma Artigas San Carlos
Paloma del Pilar Artigas San Carlos is a Project Associate at J-PAL LAC, where she works on the project "School-Parent Communication with SMS" which aims assess whether the provision of school information to parents by SMS would improve the scholarly performance of children.
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Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion at J-PAL North America and Beyond
J-PAL North America is committed to testing strategies and developing resources to promote diversity, equity, and inclusion among their staff, network of researchers and partners, and underrepresented scholars in the economics field.
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Strengthening Indonesia’s branchless banking agent network: Challenges and lessons from evidence
Read this recap of J-PAL SEA's Inclusive Financial Innovation Initiative's webinar on Banking the unbanked: The effects of agents’ financial incentives and transparency in increasing the take-up and usage of financial products.
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Bernardita Muñoz Zech
Bernardita Muñoz is a Research Manager at J-PAL LAC where she works on coordinating the activities of the impact evaluation of “Papás al Día. School-Parents Communication with SMS.” Prior to joining J-PAL LAC in 2014, she worked at the Economics Department of Universidad de Chile.
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Rakesh Pandey
Rakesh Pandey is a Research Associate at J-PAL South Asia where he works on the Husk Power Systems project. Prior to joining J-PAL in 2015, he worked at Quest Alliance on a USAID-funded project on School Dropout Prevention Pilot as Program Officer.
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Improving local tax collection through technology in Ghana
In partnership with Melchia Investments, a private Ghanaian technology company, researchers are conducting a pilot randomized evaluation to identify the effectiveness of a new tax collection technology in increasing property tax revenues for local governments.
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Closing the Covid trust deficit
Economists have developed an emerging body of evidence that holds important lessons for overcoming COVID-19 information constraints, combating misinformation, and building trust in health systems. These insights may also help to improve delivery and increase uptake of COVID-19 vaccines. This op-ed...
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Marygracia Aquino Pérez
Marygracia Aquino Pérez is a Survey Associate at J-PAL LAC where she works as a Fieldwork Coordinator in a project assessing the impact of information campaigns on the returns to education in the Dominican Republic.
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Tantangan dan pembelajaran untuk memperkuat jaringan agen perbankan laku pandai di Indonesia
Jaringan Agen Layanan Keuangan Tanpa Kantor dalam Rangka Keuangan Inklusif (Laku Pandai) diluncurkan pada tahun 2014 dengan misi mengakselerasi inklusi keuangan di Indonesia. Jaringan agen ini menjadi perpanjangan tangan bank untuk memberikan layanan keuangan pada masyarakat yang tinggal di daerah...
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Diego Haro
Diego Haro is a Spring Policy and Communications Intern at J-PAL Global where he supports the Policy and Communications team on various projects, ranging from social media to J-PAL's research initiatives.