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Can we support SME growth by increasing demand for their products?
While there are many theories of the sources of the differences in size and wealth of economies between countries, economists have long argued that productivity gaps between firms in the private sector are a major contributor.
Event
Combating Violence Against Women through State Institutions: Emerging Evidence and Implications for Practice
With the rate of domestic violence increasing in light of Covid-19, what is the role of state institutions, including the police, in preventing and responding to violence against women? The second webinar in the Governance, Crime, and Conflict Initiative’s (GCCI) series will discuss randomized...
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Jonathan Guryan
Jonathan Guryan is the Lawyer Taylor Professor of Education and Social Policy at Northwestern University.
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Eric Maurin
Eric Maurin is a Professor of Economics and the Director of Research, Ecole des Hautes Etudes en Sciences Sociales (EHESS) at the Paris School of Economics. His research focuses on education, labor, and econometrics.
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James Greiner
James Greiner is The Honorable S. William Green Professor of Public Law at Harvard Law School and is the Faculty Director at the Access to Justice Lab.
Evaluation
The Impact of Demonstration Plots on Adoption of New Rice Varieties in Bangladesh
In Bangladesh, researchers conducted a randomized evaluation to test whether helping selected farmers set up demonstration plots could increase awareness in the community about a new rice variety by triggering information exchanges through new interactions. Demonstration plots comparing new versus traditional seed varieties improved farmers’ knowledge about the new rice variety. The new interactions induced by the demonstration plots were most effective for farmers who were least socially connected before the intervention was delivered.
Update
J-PAL Updates
Condemning Anti-Asian Hate and Violence
We at J-PAL North America stand in solidarity with Asian and Asian American communities as we grieve and condemn the horrific murders in Cherokee County and Atlanta and the recent surge in anti-Asian violence, discrimination, and rhetoric. These assaults, often targeted at women and elderly people...
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David Atkin
David Atkin is the Barton L. Weller (1940) Professor of Economics at MIT and a Co-Chair of J-PAL's Firms sector.
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Arun Chandrasekhar
Arun Chandrasekhar is a Professor in the Economics Department at Stanford University. His research focuses on development, social networks, and econometrics.
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Clement Imbert
Clément Imbert is a Professor of Economics at Sciences Po Paris (on leave from the University of Warwick). He received a PhD from the Paris School of Economics in 2012 and was a Postdoctoral Research Fellow at the University of Oxford and Nuffield College until 2015.