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J-PAL co-founders Abhijit Banerjee and Esther Duflo write that rich countries' willingness to follow through on their promises to deliver Covid-19 vaccines to poorer countries and drastically reduce global vaccine inequity will test whether rich countries can be trusted to tackle global climate...

Randomized evaluations have shown that treating Neglected Tropical Diseases in low-income countries is key to reducing poverty. However, in light of the Covid-19 pandemic, government efforts to combat NTDs have been falling short.

J-PAL affiliates break down the changes in the composition of new research submitted to the AEA RCT Registry since the start of the Covid-19 pandemic.

In an interview with the New York Times, J-PAL co-founder and Nobel laureate Esther Duflo explains that the desire to do meaningful work and be respected for it is more dominant than financial incentives.

A J-PAL affiliated evaluation in India found that educating young adolescents on gender identity and equality led to children developing more progressive views on gender equity and women's education and employment. Now, the government of Punjab is introducing a gender sensitization program in public...

In an online lecture co-hosted by J-PAL Africa, J-PAL director and co-founder Abhijit Banerjee introduces his most recent book, ' Good Economics for Hard Times'.