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Ideas to Implementation: How a research partnership can drive STEM equity and youth development in the city of Los Angeles

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  • Darnell G. Cole
  • Mabel Eunice Hernandez
  • Milie Majumder
  • Ting-Han Chang
  • Christopher Newman
  • Ramon Covarrubias
  • Daniel Millán
  • Kazi Sadia
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.
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Re-affirming the value of rigorous, policy-relevant research

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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...
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Affiliate Spotlight: Danila Serra on women in science and leadership

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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...
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Postdoc Spotlight: Alipio Ferreira, J-PAL '23, on his research journey at J-PAL LAC

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.
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Alianzas con Gobiernos de J-PAL LAC: Reduciendo la violencia de género

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En J-PAL Latinoamérica y el Caribe (LAC), nuestro trabajo es posible gracias a la estrecha colaboración y dedicación de muchos gobiernos de la región que reconocen la importancia de utilizar datos y evidencia para mejorar los programas sociales y las políticas públicas. Compartiremos algunas...
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African Scholar Spotlight: Dr. Solomon Zena Walelign

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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...
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Reflecting on the end of USAID

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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.
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Postdoc Spotlight: Megan Lang, J-PAL '22, on her research journey at J-PAL Global

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In our new postdoc alumni spotlight series, we spoke with Megan Lang, J-PAL '22, about her experience as a postdoctoral researcher at J-PAL Global.