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Amri Ilmma
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Jessica Meckler
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Todd Hall
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Maria Luisa Vásquez Rossi
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Rachel Glennerster
Rachel Glennerster is an Associate Professor of Economics in the Division of Social Science at the University of Chicago and currently serves as the President of the Center for Global Development.
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Improving Student Learning through Pay-for-Performance Teacher Contracts in Rwanda
Researchers conducted a randomized evaluation to test the impact of pay for performance contracts on teachers’ qualities, effort, and student learning in Rwanda. Pay for performance improved teacher effort, particularly their presence in classroom and their pedagogical effectiveness, and raised student learning outcomes.
The Evidence Effect
Effective and fair taxation
Governments can adopt high- and low-tech approaches to raise resources through improved taxation.
The Evidence Effect
Mobile phone monitoring for better government services
Phone-based monitoring is a cheap, accessible way to ensure government service providers are doing their jobs well.
The Evidence Effect
An AI assistant for teachers
An AI-powered editing tool gave students personalized feedback and helped teachers spend more of their time one-on-one with students.
The Evidence Effect
Helping workers get justice
Customizing information and offering mediation helped Mexico’s labor courts deliver faster, fairer resolutions for workers and led to a major national reform.
The Evidence Effect
A market to clean up air pollution
How India used cap-and-trade to reduce pollution and improve health.
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J-PAL Updates
June 2025 Global Monthly Newsletter
In the June edition of the newsletter, we spotlight the launch of The Evidence Effect, a new campaign showcasing how research drives impact across sectors. This edition also celebrates five years of J-PAL MENA, highlights new evidence from Uganda on how fostering curiosity and discovery in...
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Shree Krishna A B
Shree Krishna A B is a Research Associate at J-PAL South Asia. He supports the Aging and Elderly portfolio in Tamil Nadu, a collaboration with the Government of Tamil Nadu focused on data-driven policy design for an aging population.
The Evidence Effect
Making markets work for farmers
Stronger connections between farmers and buyers enable farmers to invest and earn more.