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J-PAL affiliate Ahmed Mushfiq Mobarak shares his journey to development economics, including the continuing influence of being raised in Bangladesh, as well as his research philosophy and ongoing projects.

J-PAl affiliate Asad Islam evaluates BRAC's learning spaces for 3,500 Rohingya mothers and children in Cox's Bazaar, Bangladesh, finding that the mental health of children and mothers significantly improved after engaging in play- and arts-based learning programs for a year.

J-PAL affiliates Oriana Bandiera and Robin Burgess' collaboration with BRAC in Bangladesh uncovers evidence explaining what underlies the success of certain “big push” antipoverty programs.

In VoxDev, a development economics platform, J-PAL affiliates Jenny Aker and Kelsey Jack discuss a novel training that improves agricultural technology adoption rates.

J-PAL affiliates Dean Karlan, Chris Udry, Thomas Bossuroy, Harounan Kazianga, and William Parienté, alongside other collaborators, find that multifaceted social programs which address psychological and social obstacles to seizing economic opportunities in addition to providing cash have a beneficial...

J-PAL Africa staff Alessia Mortara, Primrose Adjepong and Onyinye Oguntoye argue that poverty remains a key barrier to school enrolment for girls, especially following the economic disruptions triggered by the Covid-19 pandemic. They recommend a series of carefully designed social protection...

In this podcast episode, J-PAL affiliates and co-founders Abhijit Banerjee and Esther Duflo discuss an array of important topics including rising inequality, the economic impact of automation, and fostering trust in economists.