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My journey from Zimbabwe to MIT

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  • Lovemore Mawere
I am a statistics and economics graduate from Zimbabwe. After spending a few years in the banking sector, I realized my real passion lies in development economics. To this end, I decided to venture into the development sector to gain hands-on experience and contribute towards alleviating societal...

Policymakers and researchers collaborate to improve education quality in Puerto Rico

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  • Gustavo Bobonis
  • Nicolás Riveros Medelius
Puerto Rico faces deeply rooted and complex education challenges. We formed a partnership between the Puerto Rico Department of Education (PRDE) and academic researchers to study these challenges and promote decision-making based on data, research, and evidence.
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Welcoming our first class of blended master’s students

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Twenty-one new students are due to arrive on MIT’s campus in January 2020. They are the first cohort of the new Master’s in Data, Economics, and Development Policy, the first master’s degree to be offered by MIT’s Department of Economics.
Laura Abadia presents.

Laura Abadia, J-PAL ’19, on her path from J-PAL Europe to the OECD

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Laura joined J-PAL Europe after working in sub-Saharan Africa and spent nearly six years at J-PAL building the office’s presence in the region. Now working for the OECD Development Centre, she reflects on how her experiences have brought her to where she is today, and shares with us some of the...
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Olawunmi Ola-Busari, J-PAL ’18, balances the science of research with the art of policymaking

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Olawunmi joined J-PAL Africa right after graduating college and spent three years building the office’s presence in the region. Now a graduate student in the Georgetown School of Foreign Service's Global Human Development program, she reflects on her path to international development, the experience...