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December 2018 Newsletter

In J-PAL's December 2018 newsletter, read our new report on creating a culture of evidence use, learn about the new European Social Inclusion Initiative, and browse open positions in research, policy, and training during our annual recruitment drive.

Scaling up good ideas is really, really hard – and we’re starting to figure out why

Vox
J-PAL affiliate Mushfiq Mobarak explains why promising programs sometimes fall apart when we try to offer them to more people.

Pollution by the Numbers

An op-ed about collecting detailed data on air quality references a randomized evaluation conducted by J-PAL affiliates that showed improved cookstoves in India had no effect across health outcomes.

November 2018 Newsletter

J-PAL's Evidence to Policy pathways explore how J-PAL affiliated researchers and staff, along with government and NGO partners, have drawn on evidence produced by randomized evaluations to inform policy changes around the world. Read more in our November newsletter.

How Medicaid Expansion Could Improve Political Participation

Evidence from a randomized evaluation conducted by J-PAL affiliate Amy Finkelstein suggests Oregon's Medicaid expansion boosted short-term political participation in the years immediately after the law was passed.