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J-PAL North America Research Managers Jesse Gubb and Amanda Lee discuss how information that governments collect for operational purposes can be leveraged in numerous ways to help them deal more effectively with the economic devastation of the coronavirus.

Research by J-PAL affiliates Gautam Rao and Frank Schilbach suggests that naps increase worker productivity and well-being.

J-PAL affiliate Oeindrila Dube discusses important lessons from the Ebola crisis that may help contain the spread of COVID-19 in Africa.

Nobel laureate Esther Duflo points to direct cash transfers in coronavirus response.

The economic devastation of the coronavirus pandemic is making benefit programs more important than ever. It's critical to get information to people who need it and simplify application processes.

J-PAL affiliate Philip Oreopoulos discusses an evidence-based approach to education during the COVID-19 pandemic.

J-PAL affiliate and Firms sector Co-Chair Nicholas Bloom is widely known for his research showing the benefits of working from home. But in the current coronavirus crisis, he fears productivity will plummet.