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Evaluation
Improving local tax collection through technology in Ghana
In partnership with Melchia Investments, a private Ghanaian technology company, researchers are conducting a pilot randomized evaluation to identify the effectiveness of a new tax collection technology in increasing property tax revenues for local governments.
Evaluation
Creating a Toilet Habit in Kenya
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Humanitarian Action Research Incubator in Cairo, Egypt
J-PAL and Innovations for Poverty Action (IPA) are pleased to announce that applications are now open for a three-day randomized evaluation design workshop as part of the Displaced Livelihoods Initiative (DLI) and ongoing work to improve humanitarian protection programs to develop projects in the...
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Joshua Dean
Joshua Dean is an assistant professor of Behavioral Science and Economics at the Booth School of Business at The University of Chicago.
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Susanna Berkouwer
Susanna Berkouwer is an assistant professor of business economics & public policy and the Robert J. Aresty, W’63 Faculty Scholar at The Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania. They conduct microeconomic research on issues related to the environment, energy, and climate in low-income...
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J-PAL Scholars
J-PAL is invested in creating more opportunities for researchers from low- and middle-income countries to develop and drive the research agenda in their regions through the use of randomized evaluations.
Initiative
European Social Inclusion Initiative
Launched in 2019, J-PAL’s European Social Inclusion Initiative (ESII) aims to generate and share widely applicable lessons about promoting social inclusion in Europe through research, training and policy outreach.
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Ignatius Sebastian
Ignatius Sebastian is a Research Associate at J-PAL Southeast Asia, where he works on the data analysis of the randomized evaluation on the tax offices in Indonesia.
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Vincent Quan
Vincent Quan is co-executive director of J-PAL North America. Together with Laura Feeney, his co-executive director, Vincent leads the office’s efforts to reduce poverty by ensuring policy is informed by rigorous evidence in the North America region.
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Amanda Lee
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Maura Flanagan
Evaluation
Returns to Secondary Schooling in Ghana
In this ongoing study, researchers are evaluating the effect of secondary school scholarships on educational attainment and cognitive skills in the short run, and on life outcomes in the longer run, from employment and health outcomes to civic participation and attitudes.
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Christopher Woodruff
Initiative
Displaced Livelihoods Initiative (DLI)
The IKEA Foundation is supporting the J-PAL and Innovations for Poverty Action (IPA) to generate and share new evidence on the impacts of livelihoods programs for displaced populations and host communities.