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Reducing labour market information frictions with skill certificates: Evidence from South Africa
Limited information during a firm's hiring decision or a workseeker's search can lead to "information frictions" that may contribute to the high global youth unemployment rate. In a recently published paper, J-PAL affiliated researchers showed how assessing youth workseeker skills in South Africa...
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Emmanuel Bakirdjian
In July 2012, Emmanuel Bakirdjian joined the J-PAL Africa office as a Research Manager.
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Fabián Gil
Fabián Gil is a Research Associate at J-PAL LAC. He holds a bachelor's degree in Psychology from the Universidad Diego Portales.
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Covid-19 Pilots and Surveys
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Alonso de Gortari
Alonso joined J-PAL in March 2012 and is finishing his M.A. in Economic Theory at ITAM. He is currently working on a randomized control trial focusing on technology adoption in rural areas in Mexico.
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Affiliate Spotlight: Christopher Knittel on researching firm and consumer responses to environment and energy policies
Christopher Knittel is the George P. Shultz Professor and a professor of applied economics at the MIT Sloan School of Management. In this J-PAL affiliate spotlight, Chris sheds light on the research questions he’s pursuing to inform policies on greenhouse gas emissions and carbon co-pollution...
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Meghan Mahoney
Meghan Mahoney is a Policy Manager at J-PAL Global, where she manages J-PAL’s Labor Markets Sector, which includes the Youth Initiative.
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Incentivizing public sector employees: The role of digital technology in enhancing the carrot and the stick
Employee effectiveness is a key driver of productivity and economic development in the public sector. But how does one motivate public sector employees to perform and deliver services? Understanding what drives these employees to work hard, and how different (dis)incentives can energize (or reduce)...
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November 2020 Newsletter
In the November 2020 Newsletter, J-PAL's directors shared their vision on leveraging economics and partnerships for greater public and social good.
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Tantangan dan Isu Utama dalam Meningkatkan Inklusi Layanan Keuangan Digital di Indonesia: Analisis Laporan White paper IFII J-PAL SEA
Keberhasilan Indonesia dalam meningkatkan inklusi keuangan dalam beberapa tahun terakhir didukung oleh komitmen yang kuat dari pemerintah dan sektor swasta, serta pesatnya inovasi teknologi terutama yang mendukung penyediaan layanan keuangan digital atau digital financial service (DFS). Memperluas...
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Amber Luong
Amber joined J-PAL in August 2012 as a Research Manager for the pilot Emissions Trading Scheme (ETS) evaluation, which seeks to design, implement, and evaluate a pilot trading scheme for particulate matter emissions from industrial sources in Gujarat, Maharashtra, and Tamil Nadu.
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Cushioning the poor from the COVID-19 shock
In an op-ed for Project Syndicate, Rema Hanna and Ben Olken explain that expanding social protection to reach the most vulnerable people must be a pillar of every country’s COVID-19 strategy.
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Pricing Schemes and Irrigation Techniques for Water Conservation and Farm Profits in Bangladesh
Researchers conducted two randomized evaluations in Bangladesh to study the impact of a new irrigation method and different pricing schemes on water use and conservation. The new irrigation method reduced water consumption and costs for farmers who were already paying for water by the hour, or by volume.
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