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Leveling the Playing Field for High School Choice: A Field Experiment of Informational Interventions in the United States
Researchers evaluated the impact of several informational interventions with different modes of delivery and customization levels on high school choice outcomes among middle school students in New York City. All interventions made students less likely to rank a low graduation rate high school as their first choice and less likely to apply to any low graduation rate schools
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Vocational and skills training programs to improve labor market outcomes
While vocational and skills training programs have had mixed results, those that included practical experience, soft-skills training, and job referrals often increased the likelihood of being employed and earnings of people who were targeted. Vocational training programs often helped trainees...
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Jeniffer de Souza
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Roselle Ortiz
Roselle Ortiz is the Administrative Manager of J-PAL Europe, where she coordinates with PSE - Paris School of Economics administrative activities such as human resources, internal procedures, logistics and budget monitoring.
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Vatsala Misra Sharma
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Manali Sethi
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Providing Entrepreneurship Training and Cash Business Grants to Venezuelan Migrants in Peru
In Peru, researchers are delivering cash grants and business training to Venezuelan migrant entrepreneurs and assessing the impacts on the short- and long-term success of enterprises as well as migrants’ food security, health, and income.
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Séminaire de recherche IDEE, Journée #1 : Les Compétences Socio-Émotionelles
L’EquipEx Innovations, données et expérimentation en éducation (IDEE) lançons un séminaire de recherche pluridisciplinaire visant à réunir la communauté des chercheurs intéressés par les méthodes expérimentales et leurs enjeux, et à leur fournir un espace d’échange. Le premier séminaire portera sur...
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Alipio Ferreira
Alipio Ferreira is a Postdoctoral Research Fellow at J-PAL LAC in the King Climate Action Initiative, based in Rio de Janeiro.
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Madeline Brancel
Madeline Brancel is a Policy Manager at J-PAL, where she manages the Education sector and works with governments, NGOs, and academics to build research partnerships and promote evidence-informed policymaking.
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Five years and counting: The DEDP MicroMasters program trains future leaders in the fight against global poverty
The past five years have been a remarkable journey indeed! The program, jointly led by J-PAL and MITx, has welcomed more than 50,000 learners from 214 countries and territories, with our courses amassing nearly half a million enrollments overall. We have awarded over 8,000 course certificates, and...
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The future of the DEDP MicroMasters program
As we reflect on the five-year anniversary of the DEDP MicroMasters, we also look to the future. In the next five years, we will focus on diversity, equity, and inclusion in expanding our body of learners, supporting our existing learners so they have the right resources to have a successful journey...
Evaluation
The Effect of Bureaucrat Performance Scorecards on Service Delivery and Bribes in Bangladesh
Researchers evaluated the impact of performance scorecards on the speed of delivery and the payment of bribes. Results show that the intervention increased on-time service delivery, but did not decrease bribe payments on average; bribes among high-performers increased.