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Evaluation
The Impact of Emergency Cash Assistance in a Pandemic
Researchers conducted a randomized evaluation in Colombia to assess the effects of emergency cash assistance on the well-being of households. Recipients of the UCT experienced improved financial health, food access, and psychological well-being. Colombia’s newly implemented mobile money system allowed for quick fund disbursement, but its effectiveness for vulnerable populations may have been weakened by nascent digital systems.
Blog
Researching racial equity: Evaluating “Ban the Box” policies
In J-PAL North America’s researching racial equity blog series, we discuss how research plays a critical role in identifying structural inequities in systems and policies that disproportionately affect communities of color. In part one of this series, J-PAL staff interview Amanda Agan to discuss her...
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Manisha Walia
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Yash Bajaj
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C P Surya
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J-PAL LAC Government Partnerships Expansion in Brazil and Mexico
As part of a global effort to support governments in laying the groundwork to take evidence-informed policies and programs to scale, J-PAL LAC aims to help policymakers in Brazil and Mexico to overcome institutional barriers and disincentives to engage with evidence and data meaningfully through the...
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Yann Algan
Event
DEDP Webinar: Pursue a Credential in the MITx MicroMasters® Program
Join the course team for a live webinar to explore the Data, Economics, and Design of Policy MicroMasters program, gain insights into the upcoming term, and have your questions answered in real time.
Research Paper
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Long-term effects of a public school management program
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Tax Evasion in Relational Contracts
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Rama Murthy Sripada
Rama Murthy Sripada is a Senior Research Manager at J-PAL South Asia, where he works on managing the data and analysis needs of a portfolio of two to three active and ongoing projects under the RISE project.
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Stephanie Owen
Research Paper
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The Long-Term Impact of Antidepressant Pharmacotherapy in India
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