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While individual behavior and corporate commitments play an important role in transitioning to a sustainable economic development model, the structural changes needed to mitigate environmental impacts can also be effectively achieved through well-designed public policies.

J-PAL staff, the Youth Development Department (YDD) of the City of Los Angeles, and the University of Southern California (USC) explore how they established their research collaboration for evaluating the Student Engagement, Exploration, and Development in STEM (SEEDS) program.

Rigorous research plays an essential role in identifying which policies are achieving their intended goals. As leaders of a non-partisan research center, J-PAL North America believes in the power of data and evaluation to understand whether policies are working—and to course correct when they are...

In celebration of the International Day of Women and Girls in Science on February 11, 2025, J-PAL Africa hosted an Ask Me Anything session with J-PAL affiliated professor Danila Serra on X, formerly Twitter. Below, we share highlights from this engaging conversation about her research on gender...

In our new postdoc alumni spotlight series, we spoke with Alipio Ferreira, J-PAL '23, about his experience as a postdoctoral researcher at J-PAL Latin America and the Caribbean.

Our work at J-PAL Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC) is made possible by the close collaboration with and dedication of many governments across the region who recognize the importance of using data and evidence to improve social programs and public policy. We will translate some lessons of this...

This post is part of our ongoing series showcasing the work and perspectives of economists from the African continent who are leading randomized evaluations. Through our African Scholars Program, we hope to help create more opportunities for African researchers to advance the research agenda on the...

Over the past two decades, J-PAL and members of our research network worked closely with USAID on many projects to design, pilot, and evaluate innovative solutions; scale up those found to be effective, scale down those that do not work; and widely share the learnings.