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Voices from the field: Enumerator spotlight
J-PAL affiliates have now conducted over 1,000 randomized evaluations in 84 countries, scaling up a Nobel Prize-winning approach to poverty alleviation research. To celebrate this milestone, we’re highlighting the people who have facilitated this research throughout the years.
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Ruben Menon
Ruben Menon joined J-PAL South Asia in June 2012 as the Director of Finance and Operations. Ruben comes in with 15 years of experience in the NGO sector, particularly health, and has worked with International NGOs like Population Services International (PSI) and Care India.
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Josefa Aguirre
Josefa Aguirre joined J-PAL LAC in 2012 and holds a master’s degree in Economics from the Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile. She is currently working on an evaluation of the Subvencion Escolar Preferencial program, which provides schools with extra subsidies for vulnerable children.
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Monitoring the social impact of the COVID-19 pandemic in Indonesia
The rapid spread of COVID-19 in Indonesia has wreaked havoc on Indonesia's economy. J-PAL SEA has been conducting a continuous online survey since April 2020 to provide real-time data on the impact of COVID-19 in Indonesia.
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Kodjo Aflagah
Kodjo Aflagah is a Postdoctoral Associate at J-PAL-Africa, where he works with TaRL Africa and DigiFI. With TaRL Africa, he works to develop innovations in mentoring, monitoring, and teaching.
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The Doctors for Coronavirus Prevention Project
As the US experiences an uptick in COVID-19 cases during the holiday season, can widespread public health messaging via social media make an impact on reported post-holiday cases?
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Thomas Vargas
Thomas joined J-PAL in June 2012 and works on a variety of projects related to J-PAL's policy and training areas. He holds a degree in International Politics from Georgetown University's School of Foreign Service and a Master of Public Policy degree with a concentration in International Development...
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Motivating new education research and scale for COVID-19 recovery
J-PAL is launching a one-time Education Research and Scale for COVID-19 Recovery innovation competition to fund randomized evaluations and scale-ups of strategies to improve access, quality, equity, and relevance of pre-primary, primary, and post-primary education in response to the ongoing COVID...
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Moving towards targeted anti-poverty programs: lessons from Indonesia
For the past decade in Indonesia, J-PAL affiliated researchers, together with government agencies and J-PAL Southeast Asia, have been working to generate policy-relevant evidence using randomized evaluations to understand the causal impact of anti-poverty programs. This blog summarizes what we have...
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Ghina Nurqori Aina
Ghina Nurqori Aina is a Senior Finance and Operations Associate at J-PAL Southeast Asia.
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Taliya Imaniya
Taliya Imaniya is a Senior Operations Associate at J-PAL Southeast Asia where she works on a range of administrative tasks to support efficient office operations.
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Key issues and challenges for advancing inclusive digital financial services in Indonesia
How can technological innovations in digital finance help accelerate progress? This blog recaps an October webinar hosted by J-PAL SEA's Inclusive Financial Innovation Initiative (IFII), which provided an overview of the financial inclusion and digital finance services sector in Indonesia and...