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Update

Egypt’s Minister of Planning and Economic Development Officially Approves Integration of the Egypt Impact Evaluation Lab Into the National Institute for Governance and Sustainable Development

Dr. Hala El Said, Egypt's Minister of Planning and Economic Development, has officially approved the integration of the Egypt Impact Lab (EIL) into the organizational structure of the National Institute for Governance and Sustainable Development to support evidence-based policies and interventions...
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Event

Celebrando un año de la alianza J-PAL y UVG

J-PAL Latinoamérica y el Caribe (LAC) y la Universidad del Valle de Guatemala (UVG) le invitan al evento por el primer año del inicio de su alianza. El objetivo es presentar los avances del trabajo conjunto de UVG y J-PAL LAC para promover la toma de decisiones informada por evidencia en Guatemala.
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Update

J-PAL and MIT’s Master of Applied Science in Data, Economics, and Design of Policy program adds a Public Policy Track

This expansion adds a new Public Policy Track to complement the existing International Development Track, opening up new avenues for student learning and research. Designed to tackle poverty alleviation and other pressing policy challenges in the United States and other high-income countries, the...
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Event

Curso en línea: Introducción a la evaluación de programas y uso de evidencia para organizaciones en Centroamérica

J-PAL LAC ofrecerá una capacitación gratuita en línea para introducir la evaluación de impacto aleatorizada y el uso de evidencia para la generación de mejores programas sociales y gubernamentales.
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Blog

Building research partnerships to address wildfire risk in Jackson County, Oregon

Deputy Director of the Western Fire Chiefs Association Chief Bob Horton and researchers Judson Boomhower (UC San Diego) and Patrick Baylis (University of British Columbia) discuss their research partnership to evaluate a program encouraging households to take up wildfire prevention practices.
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Blog

Lesson #3 | What not-to-do: Wisdom from years of trials (and errors)

This blog is the final installation of a three-part series by J-PAL South Asia’s executive director Shobhini Mukerji reflecting on two decades of advancing evidence-based policymaking.
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Event

Herramientas prácticas para incorporar una perspectiva de género en la evaluación

En el marco de la Semana de la Evaluación gLOCAL 2024—una semana anual dedicada a eventos de intercambio de conocimientos y experiencias de Monitoreo y Evaluación—J-PAL para Latinoamérica y el Caribe (LAC) y la Oficina Regional de ONU Mujeres para las Américas y el Caribe compartirán dos...
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Event

Aplicando o que foi aprendido em avaliações aleatorizadas em novos contextos

Durante a Semana de Avaliação gLOCAL 2024 - uma semana anual dedicada a eventos relacionados ao intercâmbio de conhecimento e experiências de Monitoramento e Avaliação - o J-PAL para Latinoamérica y el Caribe (LAC) vai apresentar como aplicar evidências geradas nas avaliações de outros programas e...
Research resource

Institutional Review Board (IRB) proposals

Institutional Review Boards (IRBs) review research involving human subjects to ensure that participants are protected from potentially harmful research. This resource provides an overview of the roles of IRBs and ethics guidelines. It also includes practical tips for researchers preparing IRB...
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Resource

Corporate Impact and Sustainability Partnerships

J-PAL supports companies to achieve their responsible and sustainable business goals through evidence-sharing and research partnerships.
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The Evidence Effect

Finding and financing businesses that are ready to grow

Tailoring financing for small and mid-sized businesses that are most likely to grow can unlock their potential to increase sales and profits, create jobs, and strengthen the local economy.
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The Evidence Effect

Soft skills training leads to success

Soft skills training can help people get and keep jobs, improve performance at work, and increase business profits—but design matters.
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Initiative Resource

Humanitarian Protection Initiative (HPI) Scholars Program

Participants at J-PAL's Evaluating Social Programs course in Cambridge, USA.
Event

J-PAL/MIT Evaluating Social Programs Course, 2024

This five-day, in-person training provides an in-depth look at why and when randomized evaluations can be used to rigorously measure the impact of social programs.
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Blog

New Humanitarian Protection Initiative will help reduce harm to people affected by conflict

Today, the Abdul Latif Jameel Poverty Action Lab (J-PAL) and Innovations for Poverty Action (IPA) launch the Humanitarian Protection Initiative (HPI). The core of this initiative is a research fund dedicated to generating rigorous evidence to inform policies and programs that protect conflict...