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For equitable pandemic recovery, invest in summer jobs programs

The Hill
In an article about the benefits of summer job programs for young people, J-PAL affiliate highlights the importance for policymakers to prioritize an equitable economic recovery by ensuring that summer jobs are accessible to young people of color and young people from low-income background.

Who Discriminates in Hiring? A New Study Can Tell.

The New York Times
The New York Times writes about a study by J-PAL affiliates revealing new findings on discrimination in the US labor market based on the names on resumes.

Job Applicants With ‘Black Names’ Still Less Likely to Get Interviews

Bloomberg
Bloomberg highlights a study by J-PAL affiliates about named-based racial discrimination in hiring practices.

A sleep study’s eye-opening findings

MIT News
A study by J-PAL affiliates find that sleep quality may be more important than quantity for the working poor in India.

Rich world’s pandemic selfishness won't be forgotten

Axios
J-PAL co-founders and Nobel laureates Esther Duflo and Abhijit Banerjee reflect on the failures of rich countries in assisting developing countries amidst the pandemic, especially with access to vaccines.

Gender inequality: What really needs to change?

idr
J-PAL affiliates write about how policies must change restrictive gender norms in order to progress towards gender equity and meaningfully impact the lives of women and girls.

July 2021 North America Newsletter

J-PAL North America's July Newsletter features a new article & blog post from US Health Care Delivery co-chairs on the benefits of randomized evaluations; new research results finding that physicians are effective messengers of Covid-19 information; and an op-ed from J-PAL affiliate Alicia Sasser...

Covid-19 lockdown and migrant workers: Survey of vocational trainees from Bihar and Jharkhand - II

Ideas for India
J-PAL affiliates discuss findings from a survey experiment, highlighting the impacts of Covid-19 lockdowns on young vocational trainees from rural Bihar and Jharkhan.