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October 2024 North America Monthly Newsletter
J-PAL North America's October newsletter features an updated version of our Health Care Delivery Initiative Evidence Wrap-Up, a new video on our work with housing choice vouchers, and a blog on positionality statements in economics research.
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Building a worldwide Alliance for Data, Evaluation, and Policy Training
The Alliance for Data, Evaluation, and Policy Training (ADEPT) is a new effort led by J-PAL together with universities, training institutions, and other actors to empower researchers and decision-makers to use evidence to solve complex policy problems.
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Improving job seekers’ employment and earnings through credible skills signals
Credible skills signals help alleviate information barriers for both job seekers and firms, and often improve employment and earnings at a low cost. More and better information enables applicants to have a more effective job search, often resulting in higher-quality jobs and better employment...
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The Inter-American Development Bank and J-PAL LAC Launch Collaborative Visiting Program to Foster Evidence-Based Policy in Latin America and the Caribbean
The Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) and the Abdul Latif Jameel Poverty Action Lab Latin America and the Caribbean (J-PAL LAC) have officially launched a new Visiting Researcher Program, marking a new phase in the strategic collaboration between the two entities.
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J-PAL LAC at 15: Expanding ECD programs through evidence in the region
As we mark fifteen years of J-PAL’s Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC) office, we are recapping key milestones and sharing what we have learned in a new blog series. The series highlights lessons from working with those who make our mission a reality: our donors, implementing partners, J-PAL...
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Challenges and Chances in the Labor Market in Egypt and Beyond
The "Challenges and Chances in the Labor Market in Egypt and Beyond" conference is hosted by J-PAL Middle East and North Africa (MENA) and will be held at The American University in Cairo (AUC) on the 10th of November, 2024. It is organized in partnership with the Gender, Growth and Labour Markets...
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Nurturing the null: Preparing for null results to bolster evidence use
Null results—finding no impact—can be particularly difficult for researchers, policymakers, and service providers to act on. In this blog post, we share three key considerations for successfully designing studies and acting on null results.
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Public lecture by Abhijit Banerjee at Humboldt University of Berlin
J-PAL Co-Founder Abhijit Banerjee will give a public lecture at the Humboldt University of Berlin on Wednesday, June 26. This lecture has been organised by J-PAL Europe in partnership with HU Berlin and KfW.
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Egyptian and Indonesian Governments Exchange Best Practices for Evidence-Based Policymaking
A high-level Egyptian delegation of 15 representatives from various government entities participated in a learning exchange visit in Jakarta, Indonesia from 27-31 May 2024. The learning exchange was organized by the Egypt Impact Lab (EIL), with the aim of strengthening the knowledge ecosystem in...
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Yhdessä (Together): Creating documentary photography on inclusion and friendship in Finnish schools
We embarked on a documentary photography project to capture the people and activities behind a Finnish primary school intervention aimed at fostering social inclusion in schools. Our aim was to showcase the crucial role of visual storytelling in human-centered research and policymaking.
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Generating Rigorous Evidence for Europe
J-PAL Europe fosters the generation of new rigorous evaluation in Europe by funding research projects designed to expand the evidence base in key thematic areas and by partnering with governments and organisations to institutionalise efforts to use rigorous evidence in the design of more effective...
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Impacts and Challenges of a Teacher Training Program in Nepal
Training teachers to improve teacher quality and student learning is a common strategy taken by policymakers. In Nepal, researchers conducted a randomized evaluation of a government teacher training program for math and science teachers to evaluate the impact on student learning in secondary schools.
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J-PAL Europe and CEMFI Join Conference Highlighting Results From Spanish Inclusion Policy Lab
The European office of the Abdul Latif Jameel Poverty Action Lab (J-PAL Europe) and the Centre for Monetary and Financial Studies (Centro de Estudios Monetarios y Financieros, CEMFI) participated in “Inclusion Policy Lab: Scientific Evidence at the Service of People,” an event hosted by the Spanish...
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Funding Research with J-PAL Europe
Through its initiatives, J-PAL Europe funds new research aiming to generate rigorous evidence around priority and policy-relevant topics.
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Can product curation overcome challenges in MSME market expansion? Opportunities for impact evaluation
Insights from a recent Learning Collaborative event hosted by J-PAL Southeast Asia (SEA) and the Directorate of MSME and Cooperative Development of Indonesia’s Ministry of National Development Planning (Bappenas) shed light on evidence and insights on the most effective approaches to support MSMEs...