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April 2019 Newsletter

In our April 2019 newsletter, SFSD launches a new program in Egypt, J-PAL hosts a workshop for women’s and girls’ empowerment in Indonesia, and more.

New Evidence on Stemming Low-Value Prescribing

New research suggests that deploying strong and surprising messages could help to address overprescribing of opioids and other drugs.

Pakistani economist Imran Rasul honoured with prestigious European award

J-PAL affiliate Imran Rasul has been honoured with the prestigious Yrjö Jahnsson Award in Economics 2019.

Bridging the gap: Study suggests huge gains from tech-aided learning

A new study conducted by J-PAL affiliate Karthik Muralidharan shows that the greater use of technology in pedagogy could deliver substantial gains.

How social networks can stop TB from spreading

In a study conducted in India, researchers find that patients already in treatment are more effective than health workers at persuading potential TB sufferers to get screened.