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Mass Covid-19 vaccination center in Indonesia

Strengthening Covid-19 immunization demand: Lessons from existing evidence

J-PAL's Health sector co-chairs and staff discuss lessons from evidence for strengthening Covid-19 immunization demand.
J-PAL affiliate Marc Gurgand speaks at a lectern and looks at a row of panelists.

J-PAL Europe launches IDEE to advance evidence generation and use in the French education system

This blog discusses the conference hosted by J-PAL Europe and IDEE in November 2022, which aimed to bring together stakeholders—primarily policymakers, practitioners, and researchers—and increase understanding about how impact evaluations can be used in education settings.
Farmer in Kenya at work in field

Agricultural productivity and labor: Evidence and open questions for researchers

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This blog offers insights and proposes questions on how farmers in Kenya can best utilize household and hired labor, in addition to agricultural technologies.
Africa African Scholar Spotlight with Japheth Awiti Osotsi Stanley (left) & Carlos Guzman (right)

African Scholar Spotlight: Dr. Japheth Awiti Osotsi Stanley

In this post, Carlos Guzman, finance and operations manager at J-PAL Global, spoke with Dr. Japheth Awiti Osotsi Stanley, a lecturer in the School of Economics at the University of Nairobi. Japheth’s primary research interests relate to human capital, labor markets, health, and poverty alleviation.
Sao Paulo, Brazil - Department of Justice

Expandiendo las alianzas con gobiernos en Brasil y México para la formulación de políticas públicas informadas por evidencia

En esta publicación de blog, el personal de J-PAL destaca algunos ejemplos de alianzas con gobiernos y anuncia un proceso de selección para nuevas colaboraciones con gobiernos en Brasil y México
Four women smiling and looking at a computer screen.

Long-run outcomes: Measuring program effectiveness over time

This blog covers lessons learned from the results of long-run studies thus far, advice for designing studies to measure long-run impacts, and opportunities for researchers to utilize new data sources and technology to build-in long-run tracking and follow-up.
Global Evidence for Egypt Conference attendees listening to speaker

Using evidence to inform decision-making: a recap from the Global Evidence for Egypt conference

A recap of the January 15, 2023 Global Evidence for Egypt conference co-hosted by J-PAL MENA at AUC and UNICEF Egypt that sought to identify opportunities for evidence to inform poverty reduction efforts in Egypt.
Women having a union meeting

Desarrollando capacidades para la generación y uso de evidencia en la promoción de la agencia de las mujeres en Centroamérica

Las organizaciones en América Central reconocen cada vez más la importancia de mejorar la agencia de las mujeres mediante la implementación de programas e iniciativas para apoyar este objetivo. Como parte de los esfuerzos de J-PAL de América Latina y el Caribe (LAC) para fortalecer capacidades y...