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Mica Chua
Michaela Chua is a Policy Associate at J-PAL North America where she supports the criminal justice initiative and racial equity team to create a more inclusive research network. She also works on the Initiatives Funded Projects (IFP) and the Affiliate and Invited Researcher Services (AIRS) teams...
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Sohini Mookherjee
Sohini Mookherjee is a Senior Training Manager at J-PAL South Asia. She works with various stakeholders like the government (central and state level), civil society, donors and multilateral organisations to build a strong monitoring and evaluation ecosystem in South Asia.
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Shimaa Salem
Shimaa Salem is the Assistant to the Executive Director at J-PAL Middle East and North Africa at the American University in Cairo, where she plays a central role in enabling the Executive Director to deliver on the organization’s strategic priorities.
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Yassmine Lotfi
Yassmine is a Policy, Communications, and Training Associate at the Egypt Impact Lab (EIL).
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J-PAL Updates
May 2026 Global Monthly Newsletter
In the May edition of our newsletter, catch up on evidence on what helps people on cash benefits find jobs, find out how trail bridges raised household consumption and farm profits in Rwanda, Africa's job challenge, how exports and regional markets can unlock growth and job creation, and more.
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Policy Insights in Firms
J-PAL’s Firms sector focuses on the private sector as drivers of job creation and development. Our policy insights below are briefings on generalizable lessons from randomized evaluations on strategies to help firms and entrepreneurs grow, create jobs, become more productive, and improve workers'...
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Winners and Losers: The Benefits and Dangers of Credit
Providing large loans to small businesses in Egypt had no impact on profits for the average borrower, but entrepreneurs predicted in advance to be top performers saw much higher returns than their peers.
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Timothy Layton
Timothy Layton is the an Associate Professor of Public Policy and Economics in the Batten School of Public Policy and Leadership at the University of Virginia. His research is focused on health insurance markets, with an emphasis on markets and social health insurance programs for low-income...
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Rigorously evaluating cash transfer programs in the United States: Considerations, challenges, and future research questions
In September 2023, researchers conducting randomized evaluations of cash transfer programs in the United States gathered at Duke University to discuss their ongoing and completed research projects. In this post, we highlight key takeaways from these conversations.
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The LA Homelessness Evaluation Network: Supporting service providers in their efforts to generate and use evidence
J-PAL North America is partnering with the Conrad N. Hilton Foundation to offer LA-based homeless service providers a supportive “community of practice” around rigorous research. Through this effort, we aim to bolster organizations’ ability to generate and use evidence to inform decision-making as...
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J-PAL Updates
August 2022 North America Newsletter
J-PAL North America's August newsletter features the launch of two evaluation incubators and stories from previous evaluation incubator partners.