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Government of Delhi Partners with J-PAL South Asia to Unlock High-Quality Administrative Data for Boosting Social and Economic Growth in India’s Capital

The Government of Delhi’s Dialogue and Development Commission (DDC) has partnered with the Abdul Latif Jameel Poverty Action Lab (J-PAL) South Asia to systematically leverage high-quality administrative data for implementing policies geared toward stimulating social and economic development in the...

How sectoral employment training can advance economic mobility for workers who face barriers to employment

J-PAL North America’s Sectoral Employment Evidence Review highlights the promise of sectoral employment programs in combating US wage inequality.

February 2022 J-PAL North America Newsletter

J-PAL North America's February newsletter features a new evidence review on sectoral employment programs, research results from a study of financial aid take-up, and ways we are leveraging tutoring evidence to inform federal policy conversations.

What can actually convince vaccine skeptics to get their shots

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J-PAL affiliate Vincent Pons' new study assesses which messages are most effective in increasing people’s willingness to get vaccinated.

Odisha: Students to learn gender equity in schools from this academic year

The Government of Odisha will begin a collaboration with J-PAL that will introduce a gender equity curriculum into Odisha schools during the 2022-2023 academic year.

Are meditation apps effective?

Smartphones are often blamed for contributing to stress and anxiety. But they may be an effective tool for improving mental health, too. Meditation apps such as Calm and Headspace provide users with soothing audio, guided meditations and breathing exercises designed to improve mental well-being

Research on Summer Programs Sheds Light on Employment and Well-Being for Youth

Two new work­ing papers from the Nation­al Bureau of Eco­nom­ic Research offer sup­port for dis­tinct approach­es to increas­ing equi­ty in employ­ment for ado­les­cents and young adults. Fund­ed by the Abdul Latif Jameel Pover­ty Action Lab’s Social Pol­i­cy Research Ini­tia­tive and sup­port­ed by...

February 2022 Newsletter

In the February 2022 newsletter, we highlight the launch of J-PAL’s newest sector, Social Protection, along with the Social Protection Initiative, the first-ever entrepreneurship and enterprise development-focused funding window of the Jobs and Opportunity Initiative, and the accomplishments of a...