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Julia Guerra Fernandes, J-PAL '17, on public safety and evidence use in Brazil
The Alumni Spotlight series highlights J-PAL alumni who are making an impact across industries and around the world. Formerly a research assistant at J-PAL Latin America and the Caribbean, Julia Guerra Fernandes ‘17 now leads Leme, an organization that collaborates with governmental and non...
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UK Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office Launches Strategic Impact Evaluation and Learning Programme
On November 4, 2024, the UK Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office (FCDO) launched a major new initiative aimed at embedding rigorous evidence into development and foreign policy decisions, in collaboration with Innovations for Poverty Action and J-PAL.
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J-PAL LAC at 15: Diversity in motion
Research and evidence can play an important role in addressing structural gaps and inequalities that disproportionately affect minority populations in existing systems and policies. By identifying and analyzing these issues, we can help inform policy actions with greater precision and impact. To...
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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.
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September 2024 Global Monthly Newsletter
In the September newsletter, read about building farmer resilience to climate change, watch a new video on scaling up a gender equity curriculum in Indian schools, and learn about digital humanitarian aid.
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October 2024 Global Monthly Newsletter
In the October newsletter, read about growing businesses through market access, promoting data-driven climate and education action at UNGA, and utilizing community to scale programs in India.
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The Impact of Unconditional Cash Transfers on Health Outcomes in Chelsea, Massachusetts
The City of Chelsea implemented a cash transfer program called Chelsea Eats, which provided eligible households with up to US$400 per month for nine months. Researchers conducted a randomized evaluation on the impact of the unconditional cash transfer on health care utilization and a variety of health outcomes. Those who received the cash transfer had fewer emergency department visits, including those related to behavioral health or substance use, fewer admissions to the hospital from the emergency department, and more outpatient visits to subspecialists than those who did not receive the cash transfer.
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October 2024 MENA Bi-Annual Newsletter
As J-PAL MENA continues to expand its efforts in advancing evidence-based policymaking, we are excited to share highlights from our diverse initiatives over the past two quarters in this edition of our newsletter.
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Cliona Poje
Cliona is a Research Associate at J-PAL North America, where she supports Amy Finkelstein’s research on healthcare access and quality.
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Mohamed Mofreh
Mohamed Mofreh is the Research Operations Manager at J-PAL Middle East and North Africa, where he oversees research operations for ongoing projects and field studies.
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Sarah Elbakry
Sarah Elbakry is a Senior Research Manager at J-PAL Middle East and North Africa where she works on evaluating the impact of an EdTech intervention (Darsel).
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Nurturing the null: Navigating evaluation challenges in community-based care management
In this piece, originally published in American Society on Aging’s Generations, Aaron Truchil, Dawn Wiest, and Kathleen Noonan of the Camden Coalition discuss their experience finding and learning from null results.
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Nurturing the null: Leveraging unexpected null results to improve case management for housing services
Kimberly Dodds, homeless prevention program manager in King County, Washington, discusses her experience discovering that their program had null results and how they were used to improve the Youth Family Homelessness Prevention Initiative.
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