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Sanjana Gorti, who leads J-PAL South Asia’s Air & Water Labs, joined the workshop to share insights from our work on climate and urban systems across India and beyond.
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Mainstreaming Climate Action: J-PAL South Asia at the Urban Planning Climate Labs Convening

J-PAL South Asia participated in the Jameel C40 Urban Planning Climate Labs convening in Chennai, engaging with city leaders and practitioners on integrating climate action into India’s urban governance systems.
Four panelists seated on stage during Charcha 2022, with a large screen behind them displaying the ASPIRE logo and the text “Hosted by J-PAL South Asia.”
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ASPIRE at Charcha 2022

At Charcha 2022, J-PAL South Asia’s ASPIRE team partnered with the Veddis Foundation to organize three high-impact sessions, marking ASPIRE’s first public introduction. Anchored in the event's themes of livelihoods and entrepreneurship, the sessions explored strategies to strengthen government...
Exclusive roundtable with MoRD, J-PAL South Asia
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Reimagining Poverty Alleviation in India: An Expert Dialogue With Abhijit Banerjee

On July 11, 2024, J-PAL South Asia hosted an exclusive roundtable in New Delhi with Nobel Laureate and J-PAL Co-Founder Professor Abhijit Banerjee, bringing together senior leaders from government, philanthropy, and civil society to reimagine how India can tackle extreme poverty through scalable...
MoU signing
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SARWA Featured at Vibrant Gujarat Summit 2024: MoU Signed to Advance Clean Air and Water Initiatives

J-PAL South Asia participated in the Vibrant Gujarat Summit 2024 to sign a Memorandum of Understanding under the SARWA initiative, in the presence of state government leadership. The booth showcased innovative research including the Emissions Trading Scheme (ETS), engaging over 70 attendees.
Pedagogical gardens - WWF Project, in partnership with EVAL-LAB and J-PAL Europe. Photo credit: ©Mariajose Silva-Vargas
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August 2025 North America Newsletter

J-PAL North America's August newsletter features the Evidence Effect series from J-PAL Global, the launch of our new Initiative for Effective US Crime Policy, and a recent Research Staff Training.
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Evidence Matters Convening

J-PAL North America at MIT, the Wilson Sheehan Lab for Economic Opportunities at the University of Notre Dame, and King County, Washington, invite you to a convening that brings together researchers, practitioners, and policymakers committed to advancing equitable community outcomes through the...
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PROSA: Fostering Early Childhood Development in Guatemala

PROSA- which stands for “Screening and Launching Program” in Spanish, is a joint project between J-PAL and Universidad del Valle de Guatemala. This project maps programs related to Early Childhood Development (ECD)—ranging from early stimulation to nutrition and health interventions—and evaluates...
Public officials learn about an initiative targeting men, in Mexico
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Community of Practice for Gender Equality and Evidence Use webinar: Gender Violence Programs Targeting Men

J-PAL LAC’s Community of Practice (CoP) for Gender Equality and Evidence Use goal is to bring together government officials, researchers, non-governmental organizations (NGOs) and civil society to tackle the structural barriers that prevent the empowerment of girls and women in LAC. The third...
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2024 | Improving Lives through Evidence

The 2024-25 edition of “Improving Lives Through Evidence” reflects on how J-PAL’s approach to evidence and policy change has evolved over the years in response to new challenges, and sets ambitious goals to achieve a more just and sustainable world.
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Evaluation

The Impact of Free Tuition Program Design on College Applications and Enrollment in the United States

Researchers investigated how two different free tuition programs for low-income students affected application and enrollment to the University of Michigan. An unconditional offer substantially increased application and enrollment while a conditional offer had a much smaller effect on applications and zero effect on enrollment.
Research Paper

Misperceptions and Product Choice: Evidence from a Randomized Trial in Zambia

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J-PAL North America Climate Action Learning Lab

The Climate Action Learning Lab supports US state and local leaders in identifying and scaling effective climate mitigation strategies to improve the lives of all Americans.
Initiative Resource

King Climate Action Initiative Request for Proposals

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Blog

Alumni Voices: The first draft of emissions trading in India

Yuanjian Carla Li (former Senior Research Associate, 2010-12) and Arun Singh (former Research Associate, 2013-15) were among the first few research staff members at J-PAL South Asia who helped spur conversations around emissions trading in India.
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Economics of Decarbonization Working Group Inaugural Convening

J-PAL North America's Environment, Energy, and Climate Change (EECC) team is launching a series of researcher convenings with the goal of coordinating the efforts of researchers to develop an evidence base (experimental and non-experimental) that will inform carbon mitigation efforts in the United...