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Nariman Fahmy
Nariman Fahmy is a Policy and Training Associate at J-PAL MENA, where she designs and delivers training programs on impact evaluations with a particular focus on randomized controlled trials (RCTs) for government and non-government partners.
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Margaret McConnell
Margaret McConnell is Associate Professor of Global Health Economics at the Harvard School of Public Health. Her current research combines behavioral economics with field and laboratory experiments to design and evaluate policies to change health and financial behaviors. She is currently working on...
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Farah Sami
Farah Sami is a Research Associate at J-PAL Middle East and North Africa, where she works on evaluating the social costs of debtors’ prisons and the financial market impacts of their abolition in Egypt, as well as assessing the impact of a nursing training program for young women in Southern Egypt.
Policy insight
Preventing crime and violence with behavior change techniques
Crime and violence prevention programs that draw on behavior change techniques to address cognitive biases in decision-making have been effective in reducing criminal, violent, and antisocial behaviors. These generally low-cost interventions may help participants enhance their emotional regulation...
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Tackling crime and violence in Latin America with cognitive behavioral therapy
Developing new strategies to reduce crime and violence is a top priority for Latin American policymakers. Much of the violence in the region affects young men as both victims and perpetrators.
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Creating partnership opportunities for early-career researchers in Africa
On September 17, 2025, the UM6P-J-PAL Applied Lab for Agriculture (UJALA) unveiled its new African Scholars Program at the University Mohammed VI Polytechnic (UM6P)’s campus in Rabat. The program will support early‑career African researchers to become leaders in rigorous, policy‑relevant randomized...
The Evidence Effect
A smarter way to reduce violence? Teach yourself to think differently
Training people to think differently in challenging situations can reduce violence and make communities safer.
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Rakean Radya Al Barra
Rakean is a Research Associate at J-PAL Southeast Asia, where he currently works on projects related to social protection for poverty reduction and is also assisting the urban transportation project.
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Arjun Chaudhuri
Arjun Chaudhuri is a Research Associate at J-PAL South Asia. He supports the Odisha High-Frequency Monitoring project, which examines information-sharing and incentive structures in India's Public Distribution System through data analysis and research.
Evaluation
The Impact of Targeted Teaching on Secondary School Learning Outcomes in India
Researchers evaluated a secondary school readiness program, Utkarsh, that provided targeted instruction to students in Odisha, India.
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Water, Air, and Energy (WAE) Lab with the City of Cape Town
The Water, Air, and Energy (WAE) Lab is a collaboration between J-PAL Africa and the City of Cape Town to co-generate research and inform the scaling of evidence-based programs and policies that effectively improve access to clean air, water, and reliable energy for Capetonians.
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Menna Enan
Menna-t-Allah Enan is a Research Associate at J-PAL MENA, where she works on evaluating the impact of the Ultra-Poor Graduation program.
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J-PAL Updates
September 2025 MENA Bi-Annual Newsletter
In this edition of our newsletter, catch up on J-PAL MENA’s highlights from May through September, including recent events, policy dialogues, trainings, new publications, and more.
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Training Researchers, Policymakers, and Practitioners
We offer in-person and virtual capacity-building courses and workshops to support our partner organizations’ generation and use of rigorous evidence.
Initiative
North America Covid-19 Recovery and Resilience Initiative
J-PAL North America’s Covid-19 Recovery and Resilience Initiative aims to support the recovery of individuals and communities in the aftermath of Covid-19 by identifying and implementing effective policy responses to the pandemic.