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J-PAL joins new partnership for data-driven early response to hunger
Leading research and humanitarian agencies have joined forces to create the Jameel Observatory for Food Security Early Action. By harnessing data and technology in a bid to stop climate shocks resulting in hunger in vulnerable livestock farming communities, the Jameel Observatory will help tackle...
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REC Limited and J-PAL South Asia enter data-sharing agreement to improve power distribution and service delivery in India
REC Limited (formerly Rural Electrification Corporation Limited), a public infrastructure finance company under the Ministry of Power, Government of India, and J-PAL South Asia are partnering to create an annual, data-based assessment of 79 public and private power distribution companies across the...
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Menno Pradhan
Menno Pradhan is a Professor of Economics at the University of Amsterdam and Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam. His research focuses on basic education, early childhood development, community empowerment, and health. Prior to joining the University of Amsterdam, he worked for the World Bank in Indonesia...
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Gender inequality: What really needs to change?
In an op-ed for the India Development Review, J-PAL SA's Anna Rego and Shagun Sabarwal argue that policies and programs must change restrictive gender norms in order to meaningfully impact the lives of women and girls.
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Strengthening randomized evaluations with qualitative research, part 4: Oregon health insurance experiment
For the final part of our blog series on incorporating qualitative research into randomized evaluations, we spoke with Associate Professor of Social Work and co-author of the Oregon Health Insurance experiment, Heidi Allen, about how in-depth interviews with study participants helped the research...
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Messages from healthcare workers delivered over Facebook reached millions, reducing 2020 holiday travel and Covid-19 spread
A randomized evaluation of a nationwide information campaign on Facebook found that short messages from physicians and nurses had a significant impact on reducing holiday travel and decreasing subsequent Covid-19 infection rates. Researchers found that the campaign, which reached almost 30 million...
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Davis Heniford
Davis Heniford is a Senior Education Associate at J-PAL, where he works on the MITx MicroMasters in Data, Economics, and Development Policy (DEDP).
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Committing to a randomized evaluation: The scariest and smartest thing we ever did
My name is Shane DeRolf. I am the founder and CEO of Big Word Club, a digital learning company committed to improving the vocabularies of every kid in America. It all started about 25 years ago when I quit my job to pursue a dream. That dream was to create great media that helped kids think, learn...
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Affiliate Spotlight: Seema Jayachandran and Benjamin Olken on promoting inclusivity in development economics
Seema Jayachandran and Benjamin Olken are the new co-directors of the Development Economics Program at the National Bureau of Economic Research. In their new roles, they aim to promote diversity in gender, race, and methodology. Read the full Q&A to learn more.
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Announcing the Innovation in Government Initiative
Today we are announcing J-PAL’s Innovation in Government Initiative (IGI). IGI’s mission is to work with governments to adapt, pilot, and scale evidence-informed innovations with the potential to improve the lives of millions of people living in poverty in developing countries.
