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Kimberly Dadisman
Kim Dadisman is the Associate Director of Policy for J-PAL North America, and her work is focused on the intersection of research and policy.
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Sara van Nes
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Saad Gulzar
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Corporate Impact and Sustainability Partnerships
J-PAL supports companies to achieve their responsible and sustainable business goals through evidence-sharing and research partnerships.
Evaluation
Balancing Health Benefits and Risks of ACT Subsidies in Kenya
Researchers distributed vouchers for antimalarial drugs and malaria rapid diagnostic tests, redeemable at four local drug shops in Western Kenya. Taking some subsidy money away from antimalarial drugs and putting it towards subsidizing and promoting rapid diagnostic testing could improve targeting.
Evaluation
The Impact of Physician Training on Health Costs and Outcomes in the United States
Researchers studied the impact of physician training on the cost and quality of care in a large hospital that randomly allocated patients to teams of physicians from residency programs affiliated with one of two different medical schools. Costs for patients treated by physicians affiliated with the higher-ranked medical school were 10 percent lower than for patients treated by physicians affiliated with the lower-ranked medical school, largely due to less extensive and more prompt ordering of diagnostic tests. Despite the difference in cost, patients treated by physician teams from the different residency programs had similar health outcomes.
The Evidence Effect
Finding and financing businesses that are ready to grow
Tailoring financing for small and mid-sized businesses that are most likely to grow can unlock their potential to increase sales and profits, create jobs, and strengthen the local economy.
The Evidence Effect
Soft skills training leads to success
Soft skills training can help people get and keep jobs, improve performance at work, and increase business profits—but design matters.
Evaluation
Randomized Evaluation of the Nurse Family Partnership in South Carolina
Researchers are evaluating the impact of an intensive nurse home visiting program for low-income mothers on pregnancy and birth outcomes, child health and development, and future life-courses for the family. The program had no effect on adverse birth outcomes or prenatal outcomes such as health care utilization; the other categories of outcomes are still being evaluated.
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Jordana Ferreira Da Silva
Jordana Silva is a Senior Associate in Research and Training at J-PAL in Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC). She is part of the Partnerships with Governments of Brazil Project team. She is responsible for J-PAL's partnership with the Secretariat of Monitoring and Evaluation in an agenda with the...
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Firms
J-PAL’s Firms sector evaluates how to best help firms and entrepreneurs grow, innovate, and contribute to economic growth and job creation that reduce global poverty. It also seeks to understand the impacts of firms on workers and their families, the environment, and the broader society.
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Initiative projects and documents
Humanitarian Protection Initiative (HPI) Scholars Program
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J-PAL/MIT Evaluating Social Programs Course, 2024
This five-day, in-person training provides an in-depth look at why and when randomized evaluations can be used to rigorously measure the impact of social programs.