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TN sets up permission matrix in data policy as national rulebook gets drafted

Economic Times
J-PAL South Asia collaborated with IIT Madras and Tamil Nadu's state government to develop a data policy that delineates guidelines for researchers, policy consultants, private companies, and the public, clarifying the state’s stance on data.

The Ministry of Planning and Economic Development and J-PAL MENA at AUC launch the Egypt Impact Lab to strengthen evidence-informed policy and improve development outcomes in Egypt

J-PAL MENA at AUC, represented by Dr. Ahmed S. Dallal, and the Ministry of Planning and Economic Development, represented by H.E. Hala El Said, signed a Memorandum of Understanding on Thursday March 17, 2022 to launch the Egypt Impact Lab to strengthen evidence-informed policy and improve...

Dialogue with Prof. Esther Duflo: Good Economics for Post Pandemic Era

Caixin Global
Esther Duflo, J-PAL affiliate and co-founder, discusses the challenges and opportunities involved in post-pandemic policymaking.

March 2022 Newsletter

In the March 2022 newsletter, we highlight evidence-informed ideas to improve gender equity in Latin America and the Caribbean, a new policy insight from J-PAL's Gender sector that identifies gender-specific barriers to learning, and a new evidence review from J-PAL North America which finds that...

What Melinda French Gates and Esther Duflo Think Women Need Right Now

Foreign Policy
Esther Duflo, J-PAL affiliate and co-founder, engages in a conversation about the best ways to empower women economically in the post-pandemic era.

Govt. study calls for an incentive programme for walking

The Hindu
A study by J-PAL affiliates Shilpa Aggarwal and Rebecca Dizon-Ross found that an incentive program to increase walking among diabetics and pre-diabetics had positive effects.

Putting Our Assumptions to the Test

Hidden Brain
Abhijit Banerjee, J-PAL affiliate and co-founder, shares his path to — and motivations for — thinking like a scientist and relying on experimental evidence.

The Lasting Harm of COVID School Closures

Project Syndicate
J-PAL affiliate Rachel Glennerster details how urgent, large-scale, and effective action by governments and education leaders can stem the damage the pandemic has done to students’ learning.