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Johannes Haushofer

Johannes Haushofer is a Professor of Economics and Public Policy at Cornell University.
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Joshua Dean

Joshua Dean is an Assistant Professor of Behavioral Science and Economics at the Booth School of Business at The University of Chicago.
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Emanuele Colonnelli

Emanuele Colonnelli is a Professor of Finance and Entrepreneurship at The University of Chicago Booth School of Business.
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Evaluation

The Effect of Matching on Worker Skills versus Preferences on Firm-Worker Matches in South Africa

Researchers conducted a randomized evaluation to improve the quality of job matches in South Africa. They matched applicants to entry-level vacancies using different types of information: workers’ preferences for job types; communication and socio-emotional skills; or grades and work experience.
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Blog

Resources for measuring precise and accurate outcomes in randomized evaluations

The repository is a collection of resources that introduce the measurement issues, tools, and innovations in a specific topic or question type. It is a companion piece to our Introduction to measurement and indicators and Survey design pages, compiling resources that discuss and provide guidance on...
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Update

September 2022 Newsletter

The September 2022 J-PAL Newsletter celebrated the five-year anniversary of the Data, Economics, and Development Policy MicroMasters program, and featured a blog on mitigating learning loss and upcoming events.
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Event

Achieving Gender Equity in Education by 2030: Lessons from the Evidence

In this virtual panel event, we will gather experts and practitioners who use evidence to design girl-focused programmes to share their lessons on what we know, what we still need to learn, and how we can move forward on gender equity.
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Laura Boudreau

Laura Boudreau is an Assistant Professor in the Economics Division at Columbia Business School.
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Blog

Can digital IDs transform service delivery in sub-Saharan Africa? Reflections from Tavneet Suri

Digital IDs have the potential to transform the delivery of social protection programs and other government services in sub-Saharan Africa through better targeting and reduced leakages. In this podcast, Tavneet Suri, professor of Applied Economics at MIT Sloan School of Management and co-chair of J...
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Blog

Broadening participation in economics, part four: Mentorship program development considerations

In the final post of our four-part series on the collaborations that shape the Economics Transformation Project, J-PAL staff summarize the design of several mentorship programs in economics and discuss next steps for ETP.
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Transparent and accessible data: J-PAL alumna collaborated on an innovative approach with the Chilean government and researchers

Transparent and accessible data can be vital for researchers in the development of evidence-informed policies. In Chile, the State opened a door for researchers to access local transparent data to work together to answer key questions. Amanda Dawes, a J-PAL Latin America and the Caribbean alumna...
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Policy insight

Encouraging micro and small enterprises to formalize

Informal firms are defined as those that operate outside of the legal and regulatory system and are therefore not registered for the required business operating licenses. Operating formally may allow firms to grow by expanding their customer base, paying fewer fines, and gaining access to more...
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Brynn Fieldhouse

Brynn Fieldhouse is a Senior Operations Associate at J-PAL Global where she provides operational support to the Research, Education, and Training (RET) vertical. For the Education team, she works on the MITx MicroMasters and the master’s program in Data, Economics, and Design of Policy (DEDP).
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BAE Incubator partner series, part two: Compass Family Services on taking evaluation to the next level

The Bay Area Evaluation (BAE) Incubator supports Bay Area service providers with implementing and evaluating cash transfer programs to assess their impact on homelessness and housing stability. In part two of our BAE Incubator partner series, Compass Family Services reflects on their experiences as...
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Blog

Youth economic inclusion in Morocco: An evidence sharing seminar

The Morocco Employment Lab hosted an evidence sharing seminar on youth economic inclusion last month. At the seminar, Dr. Younes Sekkouri, Minister of Economic Inclusion, Small Business, and Skills in Morocco, reaffirmed that a key priority of the government is to foster youth economic inclusion...