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The role of health economics in addressing poverty and building better policy
J-PAL staff sat down with Matt Notowidigdo (University of Chicago), Co-Scientific Director of J-PAL North America, and Tal Gross (Boston University) to examine their new book's approach to health economics and the impact of randomized evaluations on their understanding of the health care system...
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Ferramentas práticas para integração de gênero no monitoramento e avaliação de programas
Painel de discussão apresentando duas ferramentas práticas para integrar a perspectiva de gênero na avaliação de políticas e programas, a Ferramenta de Avaliação Rápida de Resultados em Igualdade de Gênero e Empoderamento de Mulheres da ONU Mulheres e a versão em português do Guia Prático para Medir...
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Displaced Livelihoods Initiative (DLI): Policymaker and Practitioner Information Session
The Displaced Livelihoods Initiative (DLI) hosted a policymaker and practitioner information session on May 10, 2023 at 9am ET.
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Leveraging technology to improve child-caregiver interactions at scale
Can technology be used to improve child-caregiver interactions and support child development? Traditional parenting interventions are often costly and tightly controlled, which limits their large-scale implementation. A low-cost intervention called Crianza Positiva, delivering text and audio...
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Of satellites and surveys: How innovative data collection can speed up climate action
This Earth Day blog post discusses how we speed up the path from research to policy action at J-PAL through the King Climate Action Initiative (K-CAI), which prioritizes funding research and scaling that uses administrative and remote sensing data to generate results in a timely manner.
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New Displaced Livelihoods Initiative will help advance sustainable livelihoods for displaced and host communities
Today, we announce the launch of the Displaced Livelihoods Initiative (DLI), jointly managed by Innovations for Poverty Action (IPA) and the Abdul Latif Jameel Poverty Action Lab (J-PAL), with generous support from the IKEA Foundation. DLI is the world’s first research fund dedicated to generating...
Policy insight
The effect of nudges on health insurance take-up in the United States
Providing nudges to individuals eligible for health insurance benefits leads to small but notable increases in insurance take-up and plan switching. Low-cost, mass-outreach campaigns are particularly cost-effective compared to more-intensive interventions.
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Overcoming administrative burdens: Strategies to increase access to health insurance in the United States
A new J-PAL policy insight highlights evidence from randomized evaluations on the impact of informational “nudges”—strategies designed to inform individuals about various aspects of health insurance and influence behavior without changing legal or economic systems—on health insurance take-up. In...
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J-PAL Updates
April 2023 North America Newsletter
J-PAL North America's April newsletter highlights how evidence can be leveraged at the end of the public health emergency.
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Affiliate Spotlight: Selim Gulesci on entrepreneurship, gender, and the policymaking process
This affiliate spotlight features reflections from Selim Gulesci on his research surrounding gender, labor, and economics, and touches on his new role of Scientific Advisor for J-PAL Africa’s Girls’ Education and Empowerment portfolio.
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Researching racial equity: Racial discrimination, choice constraints, and policy implications
In this interview with J-PAL staff, J-PAL affiliated professor Peter Christensen (University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign) discusses his ongoing series of evaluations, including a 2021 paper on housing discrimination, and the role randomized evaluations can play in addressing racial inequities.
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The India Climate and Health Data Capacity Accelerator
Data.org and J-PAL South Asia launched the India Climate and Health Data Capacity Accelerator in May 2023, with support from Wellcome. The Accelerator aims to create a sustainable and scalable model to strengthen the data capacity of the social sector in India.
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J-PAL: La Economía como herramienta para combatir la pobreza
En 2023 J-PAL cumple veinte años combatiendo la pobreza de la mano de la evidencia científica. Con el fin de dar a conocer la misión de la institución, la oficina de J-PAL para Latinoamérica y el Caribe y el Instituto de Economía de la Universidad Católica llevarán a cabo un encuentro con la...
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20 for 20: The tutor is calling - Targeted instruction by phone boosts learning across six countries
Youth Impact tested a phone-based adaptation of Teaching at the Right Level for mathematics that became ConnectEd, a one-on-one tutoring program that uses phones to connect high-quality instruction with students and parents. With ConnectEd, every week grade 3 to 5 students receive math problems...
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When does climate finance have real impact?
During UNGA and Climate Week, join J-PAL's ESG and Corporate Partnerships team and the King Climate Action Initiative to delve into the critical role of evidence-based decision-making in climate finance. We will explore how rigorous data and research can be leveraged to identify, measure, and...