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January 2022 North America Newsletter

J-PAL North America's January Newsletter features ways we are leveraging evidence to promote housing stability, new research results from the Baby's First Years study, and a new op-ed on evidence in education.

Cash Aid to Poor Mothers Increases Brain Activity in Babies, Study Finds

A recently published study, co-authored by J-PAL affiliates Lisa Gennetian and Greg Duncan, finds that unconditional cash transfers to mothers increased brain functioning for their young children.

How to Prevent COVID’s Next Comeback

Abhijit Banerjee and Esther Duflo describe how investment in low- and middle-income countries can help prevent the next wave of Covid-19.

Preparing for Shocks through Universal Basic Income: Evidence from Kenya

Nidhi Parekh, J-PAL's Project Director for the Digital Identification and Finance Initiative in Africa, discusses research on Universal Basic Income in Kenya.

Decidiendo para un futuro mejor: haciendo frente al terremoto educativo desde las escuelas y liceos

Independientemente de lo que suceda con las nuevas variantes de Covid-19 nuestras niñas y niños pasaron un tiempo prolongado en que el proceso educativo se interrumpió de modo sustantivo. A pesar de los esfuerzos tenaces de las comunidades educativas y familias, existe evidencia de que las...

Overcentralisation of power leads to poverty: Abhijit Banerjee

J-PAL affiliate and co-founder, Abhijit Banerjee discusses how overcentralisation of government can perpetuate poverty due to misallocation and lack of accountability.

January 2022 Newsletter

In the January 2022 newsletter, learn how we forged partnerships for more equitable and evidence-informed policies in 2021 and how we will build on our vision in the new year.

Research should guide spending for K-12 COVID relief funds

Kim Dadisman, senior policy and research manager at J-PAL, argues that J-PAL North America is one of the organizations doing the research-to-policy work that should be guiding public policy spending for COVID-19 relief funds towards mitigating educational fallout.