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Cindy Smith
Cindy Smith joined J-PAL in November 2022 and directs its administrative and financial functions. She serves as the chief administrative and financial officer for the J-PAL head office (Global) based at MIT in Cambridge and also provides advice, guidance, and mentoring to the seven regional CFOs...
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Digital IDs and e-payments in Africa: Consolidating what we (don’t) know (yet)
Digital identification (ID) can improve targeting and reduce leakages of government programs, while also enabling citizens to participate in the digital economy. However, digital ID systems can also lead to exclusion of vulnerable groups. The implementation of digital ID systems may be particularly...
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A state-of-the-art, cheap, scalable method to measure child and adult (multilingual) speech in early childhood interventions
We describe a state-of-the-art, cheap, easily scalable method, relying on inexpensive hardware together with open-source technology to measure speech. We describe how the hardware is better suited than alternatives to field settings and large-scale interventions, and how the software is more precise...
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Understanding environmental challenges in Indonesia: The importance of collaboration, evidence, and context
To further support the Government of Indonesia's important work building climate resilience and a sustainable environment, J-PAL Southeast Asia held a conference on October 25, 2022, to bring together policymakers and practitioners in the field.
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Effects of Replicating Charter Schools in Boston, Massachusetts
Researchers studied a policy reform in Boston, Massachusetts, that allowed effective charter schools to replicate their school models at new locations. Results showed that charter schools reproduced their effectiveness at new campuses by following similar sets of standardized protocols, demonstrating the feasibility of charter school replication.
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Countering Covid-19 Misinformation through WhatsApp in Zimbabwe
In this randomized evaluation in Zimbabwe, researchers studied how social media messages targeting misinformation can affect people’s beliefs about and responses toward Covid-19. The study found that these messages increased participants’ knowledge of Covid-19 information by 7 percentage points and reduced potentially harmful behavior, or noncompliance with lockdown guidelines, by 30 percentage points.
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Impacts of Flexible Loans on Borrower Behavior and Microenterprise Outcomes in Colombia
Researchers evaluated the impact of a flexible microloan product on new clients' repayment behavior, business outcomes, and client satisfaction. The results showed that the flexible loan led to some shifts in investment behavior but had no average impact on revenue or profits and led to higher default.
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Code of Conduct for the J-PAL Community
At J-PAL we actively work to ensure all members of our community, including our staff, researchers, and those associated with our implemented or funded projects and events, are respected, supported, and valued. This is a key component of our commitment to strengthening our network and is a core...
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Strengthening development economics research in Africa: A recap of the “Development Methodologies” summer school
In July, J-PAL organised the “Development Methodologies” summer school for over seventy African researchers and policymakers, in partnership with the French Development Agency, the Fund for Innovation in Development, and the École National Supérieure de Statistique et d’Économie Appliquée of Abidjan...
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Reshmaan Hussam
Reshmaan N. Hussam is the Ogunlesi Family Associate Professor of Business Administration at Harvard Business School, and part of the Business, Government, and International Economy Unit.
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Digital payments in sub-Saharan Africa: Trends over the past decade
Between 2008 and 2010, poverty in Kenya was reduced by two percent due to better access to mobile money services. To better understand the potential pathways and scale of potential impact, we summarise the findings on the expansion of digital payments, such as mobile money, in sub-Saharan Africa...
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Robyn Meeks
Robyn Meeks is an Assistant Professor at the Sanford School of Public Policy at Duke University. Her research is at the intersection of environmental and development economics with much of her work focusing on understanding individual, household, and firm responses to the introduction of various...
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Webinar Series: Graduate Study Abroad for African Students
J-PAL Africa is holding a webinar series for African students who would like to pursue graduate study in Economics, Public Policy or related fields in North America or Europe. The webinars are for those who intend to apply in the next few months as well as those who do not intend to apply...