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Informing shifts in policy: Reflections on a long-run impact evaluation of a community block grant program in Indonesia
Creating good policies is a complex and dynamic process. A program can be evaluated, found to improve people’s lives, and be scaled up. However, in the longer run, these programs interact with other policies, contexts change, and policymakers are in constant need of new information and evidence to...
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"Unlocking the file drawer" to ensure research results—even null results—are shared
When a study is not published in an academic journal, how can we ensure its results, even null results, are still reported—instead of remaining inaccessible in a (metaphorical) file drawer?
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Recapping Nobel Week 2019
Our co-founders Abhijit Banerjee and Esther Duflo, with longtime J-PAL affiliate Michael Kremer, were awarded the 2019 Nobel Prize in Economic Sciences on December 10, 2019. In the week leading up to the award ceremony, the laureates delivered lectures on their award-winning research and...
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J-PAL Meluncurkan Inisiatif Inovasi Keuangan Inklusif di Asia Tenggara
Nilai ekonomi digital Indonesia tercatat mencapai USD 40 miliar pada tahun 2019 – empat kali lipat jika dibandingkan dengan tahun 2015. Pertumbuhan yang pesat ini sebagian besar didorong oleh sektor niaga-el (e-commerce) yang tumbuh sebesar 88 persen, dari USD 1.7 miliar pada tahun 2015 menjadi USD...
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Coming apart? Lives of the rich and poor over time in the United States
Income inequality in the United States has increased consistently since the 1980s, but has this growing economic gap led to larger cultural distances between socioeconomic groups? Join us today, Thursday, September 28 at 3 pm EDT for the next D²P²: Data, Decisions, Public Policy lecture featuring J...
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Oriana Bandiera
Oriana Bandiera is the Sir Anthony Atkinson Professor of Economics at the London School of Economics and Political Science and editor for Microeconomic Insights.
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Teaching at the Right Level Webinar Series: Session 2 - Assessment
Please join us on October 27 for the second in a series of webinars about Pratham’s teaching at the right level (TaRL), a methodology that has been shown, through rigorous evaluations, to consistently improve basic reading and numeracy skills. This session will focus on Assessment, with...
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Video: Design and Effectiveness of Public Health Subsidies in Less Developed Countries
Although coverage rates and health outcomes are improving, many poor people around the world still do not benefit from essential health products. Join Pascaline Dupas live today at 11am via webinar or in person on MIT's campus to learn about how the design of subsidies matter for maximizing coverage...
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Teaching at the Right Level Webinar Series: Session 3 - Monitoring and Mentoring
Join us on Thursday, 7 December, for a Monitoring and Mentoring webinar as part of the Teaching at the Right Level (TaRL) Webinar Series. Devyani Pershad from Pratham will discuss the role of monitors and mentors in TaRL programs. Benjamin Piper from RTI will share research on teacher coaching and...