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July 2020 Newsletter

J-PAL announces the launch of J-PAL Middle East and North Africa, its newest regional research center, and reaches a major milestone: over 1,000 evaluations across 84 countries.

India coronavirus: Videos by Nobel laureate help fight pandemic

In a video message recorded in early May, J-PAL co-founded Abhijit Banerjee exhorted millions of people living in India's villages to take precautions to prevent the spread of the novel coronavirus.

Learners today, leaders tomorrow

MITx MicroMasters Program credential holders leverage MIT-caliber education to move their industries to the cutting edge.

J-PAL webinar series on program evaluation draws global audience

The five-day webinar series provided nearly 2,000 participants with an introduction to the design and use of randomized evaluations to test the effectiveness of social programs.

COVID-19: Augmenting farmer access to long-term credit

J-PAL South Asia Senior Policy Associate Tanya Kak discusses how failing to protect farmers amid the COVID-19 pandemic can worsen India’s agrarian distress.

Building Forward with Digital Agriculture

J-PAL affiliate and Nobel laureate Michael Kremer argues that increasing investment in technologies to help small-scale farmers will yield far-reaching benefits long after the COVID-19 pandemic has passed.

Q&A: How can India achieve universal electrification?

A study by J-PAL affiliate Nicholas Ryan and coauthors finds that it may be counterproductive to view access to electricity as a right, rather than as a good that must be paid for.

June 2020 North America Newsletter

J-PAL North America's June newsletter highlights a New York Times op-ed by affiliated researchers Sara Heller and Judd Kessler on the importance of restoring summer jobs in New York, COVID-19 guidelines for education funders, and evidence-based strategies to support small businesses.